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EDITORS OF SPALDING*S ATHLETIC LIPRAR} 


WALTER CAMP 

For quarter of a century Mr. Walter Camp 
of Yale has occupied a leading position in col¬ 
lege athletics. It is immaterial what organiza¬ 
tion is suggested for college athletics, or for 
the betterment of conditions, insofar as college 
athletics is concerned, Mr. Camp has always 
played an important part in its conferences, 
and the great interest in and high plane of 
college sport to-day. are undoubtedly due more 
to Mr. Camp than to any other individual. Mr. 
Camp has probably written more on college 
athletics than any other writer and the leading papers and maga¬ 
zines of America are always anxious to secure his expert opinion on foot 
ball, track and field athletics, base ball and rowing. Mr. Camp has grown 
up with Yale athletics and is a part of Yale’s remarkable athletic system. 
While he has been designated as the “Father of Foot Ball,” it is a well 
known fact that during his college career Mr, Camp was regarded as one 
of the best players that ever represented Yale on the base ball field, so 
when we hear of Walter Camp as a foot ball expert we must also remem¬ 
ber his remarkable knowledge of the game of base ball, of which he is a 
great admirer. Mr. Camp has edited Spalding’s Official Foot Ball Guide 
since it was first published, and also the Spalding Athletic Library book 
on How to Play Foot Ball. There is certainly no man in American college 
life better qualified to write for Spalding’s Athletic Library than Mr. 
Camp. 


DR. LUTHER HALSEY GULICK 

The leading exponent of physical training 
in America; one who has worked hard to im¬ 
press the value of physical training in the 
schools; when physical training was combined 
with education at the St. Louis Exposition in 
1904 Dr. Gulick played an important part in 
that congress; he received several awards for 
his good work and had many honors conferred 
upon him; he is the author of a great many 
books on the subject; it was Dr. Gulick, who, 
acting on the suggestion of James E. Sullivan, 
organized the Public Schools Athletic League of Greater New York, and 
was its first Secretary; Dr. Gulick was also for several years Director of 
Physical Training in the public schools of Greater New York, resigning 
the position to assume the Presidency of the Playground Association of 
America. Dr. Gulick is an authority on all subjects pertaining to phys¬ 
ical training and the study of the child. 





JOHN B. FOSTER 

Successor to the late Henry Chadwick 
(“Father of Base Ball”) as editor of Spald¬ 
ing’s Official Base Ball Guide; sporting editor 
of the New York Evening Telegram; has 
been in the newspaper business for many 
years and is recognized throughout America 
as a leading writer on the national game; a 
staunch supporter of organized base ball, 
his pen has always been used for the better¬ 
ment of the game. 




EDITORS OF SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY 



TIM MURNANE 

Base Ball editor of the Boston Globe and 
President of the New England League of 
Base Ball Clubs; one of the best known base 
ball men of the country; known from coast 
to coast; is a keen follower of the game and 
prominent in all its councils; nearly half a 
century ago was one of America’s foremost 
players; knows the game thoroughly and 
writes from the point of view both of player 
and an official. 



HARRY PHILIP BURCHELL 

Sporting editor of the New York Times; 
graduate of the University of Pennsylvania; 
editor of Spalding’s Official Lawn Tennis 
Annual; is an authority on the game; follows 
the movements of the players minutely and 
understands not only tennis but all other sub¬ 
jects that can be classed as athletics; no one 
is better qualified to edit this book than Mr. 
Burchell. 



GEORGE T. HEPBRON 

Former Young Men’s Christian Association 
director; for many years an official of the 
Athletic League of Young Men’s Christian 
Associations of North America; was con¬ 
nected with Dr. Luther H. Gulick in Young 
Men’s Christian Association work for over 
twelve years; became identified with basket 
ball when it was in its infancy and has fol¬ 
lowed it since, being recognized as the lead¬ 
ing exponent of the official rules; succeeded 
Dr. Gulick as editor of the Official Basket Ball 
Guide and also editor of the Spalding Athletic Library book on How to 
Play Basket Ball. 



JAMES S. MITCHEL 

Former champion weight thrower; holder 
of numerous records, and is the winner of 
more championships than any other individual 
in the history of sport; Mr, Mitchel is a close 
student of athletics and well qualified to write 
upon any topic connected with athletic sport; 
has been for years on the staff of the New 
York Sun. 





EDITORS OF SPALDING*S ATHLETIC LIBRARY 



MICHAEL C. MURPHY 

The world's most famous athletic trainer; 
the champion athletes that he has developed 
for track and field sports, foot ball and base ball 
fields, would run into thousands; he became 
famous when at Yale University and has 
been particularly successful in developing 
what might be termed championship teams; 
his rare good judgment has placed him in an 
enviable position in the athletic world; now 
with the University of Pennsylvania; dur¬ 
ing his career has trained only at two col¬ 
leges and one athletic club, Yale and the 
University of Pennsylvania and Detroit Athletic Club; his most recent 
triumph was that of training the famous American team of athletes 
that swept the field at the Olympic Games of 1908 at London. 



DR. C. WARD CRAMPTON 

Succeeded Dr. Gulick as director of physical 
training in the schools of Greater New York: 
as secretary of the Public Schools Athletic 
League is at the head of the most remarkable 
organization of its kind in the world; is a 
practical athlete and gymnast himself, and 
has been for years connected with the physi¬ 
cal training system in the schools of Greater 
New York, having had charge of the High 
School of Commerce. 



DR. GEORGE J. FISHER 

Has been connected with Y. M. C. A. work 
for many years as physical director at Cincin¬ 
nati and Brooklyn, where he made such a high 
reputation as organizer that he was chosen to 
succeed Dr. Luther H. Gulick as Secretary of 
the Athletic League of Y. M. C. A.'s of North 
America, when the latter resigned to take 
charge of the physical training in the Public 
Schools of Greater New York. 



DR. GEORGE ORTON 

On athletics, college athletics, particularly 
track and field, foot ball, soccer foot ball, and 
training of the youth, it would be hard to find 
one better qualified than Dr. Orton; has had 
the necessary athletic experience and the 
ability to impart that experience intelligently 
to the youth of the land; for years was the 
American, Brit-i-sh and Canadian champion 
runner. 





editors of SPALDING’S athletic LIBRARY 



FREDERICK R. TOOMBS 

A well known authority on skating, rowing, 
boxing, racquets, and other athletic sports; 
was sporting editor of American Press Asso¬ 
ciation, New York; dramatic editor; is a law¬ 
yer and has served several terms as a member 
of Assembly of the Legislature of the State of 
New York; has written several novels and 
historical works. 



R. L. WELCH 

A resident of Chicago; the popularity of 
indoor base ball is chiefly due to his efforts; 
a player himself of no mean ability; a first- 
class organizer; he has followed the game of 
indoor base ball from its inception. 



DR. HENRY S. ANDERSON 

Has been connected with Yale University 
for years and is a recognized authority on 
gymnastics; is admitted to be one of the lead¬ 
ing authorities in America on gymnastic sub¬ 
jects; is the author of many books on physical 
training. 


CHARLES M. DANIELS 

Just the man to write an authoritative 
book on swimming; the fastest swimmer the 
world has ever known; member New York 
Athletic Club swimming team and an Olym¬ 
pic champion at Athens in 1906 and London, 
1908. In his book_ on Swimming, Champion 
Daniels describes just the methods one must 
use to become an expert swimmer. 

GUSTAVE BOJUS 

Mr. Bojus is most thoroughly qualified to 
write intelligently on all subjects pertaining 
to gymnastics and athletics; in his day one 
of America’s most famous amateur athletes; 
has competed successfully in gymnastics and 
many other sports for the New York Turn 
Verein; for twenty years he has been prom¬ 
inent in teaching gymnastics and athletics; 
was responsible for the famous gymnastic 
championship teams of Columbia University; 
now with the Jersey City high schools. 







EDITORS OF SPALDING’S ATHLETIC LIBRARY 



CHARLES JACOBUS 

Admitted to be the “Father of Roque;" 
one of America’s most expert players, win¬ 
nings the Olympic Championship at St. Louis 
in 1904; an ardent supporter of the game 
and follows it minutely, and much of the 
success of roque is due to his untiring efforts; 
certainly there is no one better qualified to 
write on this subject than Mr. Jacobus. 


DR. E. B. WARMAN 

Well known as a physical training expert; 
was probably one of the first to enter the f eld 
and is the author of many books on the sub¬ 
ject; lectures extensively each year all over 
the country. 


W. J. CROMIE 

Now with the University of Pennsylvania; 
was formerly a Y. M. C. A. physical director; 
a keen student of all gymnastic matters; the 
author of many books on subjects pertaining 
to physical training. 



G. M. MARTIN 

By profession a physical director of the 
Young Men’s Christian Association; a close 
student of all things gymnastic, and games 
for the classes in the gymnasium or clubs. 



PROF. SENAC 

A leader in the fencing world; has main¬ 
tained a fencing school in New York for 
years and developed a great many cham¬ 
pions ; understands the science of fencing 
thoroughly and the benefits to be derived 
therefrom. 





SPALDING ATHLETIC LIBRARY 


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Base Ball 

Spalding’s Official Base Ball 
Guide. 

How to Play Base Ball. 

How to Bat. 

How to Run Bases. 

How to Pitch. 

How to Catch. 

How to Play First Base. 

How to Play Second Base. 
How to Play Third Base. 

How to Play Shortstop. 

How to Play the Outfield. 
How to Organize a Base Ball 
Club. [League. 

How to Organize a Base Ball 
How to Manage a Base Ball 
Club. 

How toTrain a Base Ball Team 
How to Captain a Base Ball 
How to Umpire a Game. [Team 
L Technical Base Ball Terms. 
No. 219. Ready Reckoner of Base Ball 
Percentages. 

BASE BALL AUXILIARIES 
No. lA Official Base Ball Record. 

No. 319. *Minor League BaseBallGuide 
No. 320. ’Official Book National League 
of Prof. Base Ball Clubs. 
No. 306 Official Handbook National 
Playground Ball Assn. 
’Published in April, 1909. 

Group II. Foot Dali 

No. 2 Spalding’s Official Foot Ball 
Guide. 

No. 315 How to Play Foot Ball. 

No. 2 a Spalding’s Official Soccer Foot 
Ball Guide. 

No. 286 How to Play Soccer. 


Base Ball Guide 
Base Ball Record 
Foot Ball Guide 
Soccer Foot Ball Guide 
Cricket Guide 
Lawn Tennis Annual 
Golf Guide 
Ice Hockey Guide 
Basket Bail Guide 
Bowling Guide 
Indoor Base Ball Guido 
Roller Polo Guide 
Athletic Almanac 

FOOT BALL AUXILIARY 
No. 303 Spalding’s Official Canadian 
Foot Ball Guide. 

Group 111. crIcKct 

No. 3 Spalding’sOfficialCricket Guide. 
No. 277 Cricket and How to Play It. 

Group IV. Lawn Tennis 

No. 4 Spalding’s Official Lawn Ten- 
nis Annual. 

No. 157 How to Play Lawn Tennis. 

No. 279 Strokes and Science of Lawn 
Tennis. 

Group V. Golt 

No. 5 Spalding’s Official Golf Guide. 
No. 276 How to Play Golf. 

Group VI. Hockey 

No. 6 Spalding’s Official Ice Hockey 
Guide. 

No. 304 How to Play Ice Hockey. 

No. 154 Field Hockey. 

(Lawn Hockey. 

No. 188 K Parlor Hockey. 

(Garden Hockey. 

No. 180 Ring Hockey. 

HOCKEY AUXILIARY 
No. 256 Official Handbook Ontario 
Hockey Association. 

Group VII. Basket Ball 

No. 7 Spalding’s Official Basket Ball 
Guide. 

No. 193 How to Play Basket Ball. 

No. 318 Basket Ball Guide forWomen. 

BASKET BALL AUXILIARY 
No. 312 Official Collegiate Basket Ball 
Handbook. 


ANY OF THE ABOVE BOOKS MAILED POSTPAID UPON RECEIPT OF 10 CENTS 

















SPALDING ATHLETIC LIBRARY /T’ 

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Croup VIII. Bowling 

No. 8 Spalding’s Official Bowling 
Guide. 

Group IX. Indoor Base Ball 

No. 9 Spalding’s Official Indoor 
Base Ball Guide. 

Group X. Polo 

No. 10 Spalding’s Official Roller Polo 
Guide. 

No. 129 Water Polo. 

No. 199 Equestrian Polo. 

Group XI. Miscellaneous Games 

No! 305 Official Handbook U. S. Inter¬ 
collegiate Lacrosse League. 
No. 248 Archery. 

No. 138 Croquet. 

No. 271 Roque. 

( Racquets. 

No. 194 Squash-Racquets. 

(Court Tennis. 

No. 13 Hand Ball. 

No. 167 Quoits. 

No. 170 Push Ball. 

No. 14 Curling. 

No. 207 Lawn Bowls. 

No. 188 Lawn Games. 

No. 189 Children’s Games. 

Group XII. Athletics 

No. 12 Spalding’s Official Athletic 
Almanac. 

No. 27 College Athletics. 

No. 182 All Around Athletics. 

No. 156 Athletes’ Guide. 

No. 87 Athletic Primer. 

No. 273 Olympic Game sat Athens, 1906 
No. 252 How to Sprint. 

No. 255 How to Run 100 Yards. 

No. 174 Distance and Cross Country 
Running. [Thrower. 

No. 259 How to Become a Weight 
No. 55 Official Sporting Rules, [boys. 
No. 246 Athletic Training for School- 
ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES 
No. 311 Amateur Athletic Union Offi¬ 
cial Handbook. [book. 
No. 307 Intercollegiate Official Hand- 
No. 302 Y. M. C. A. Official Handbook. 
No; 313 Public Schools Athletic 
League Official Handbook. 
No. 314 Public Schools Athletic 
League Official Handbook 
—Girls’ Branch. 

No. 316 Intercollegiate Cross Country 
Association Handbook. 

No. 308 Official Handbook New York 
Interscholastic Athletic 
Association. 

No. 317 Marathon Running. 


Group XIII. 


Athletic 

Accomplishments 


No. 177 How to Swim. 

No. 296 Speed Swimming. 

No. 128 How to Row. 

No. 209 How to Become a Skater. 
No. 178 How to Train for Bicycling. 
No. 23 Canoeing. 

No. 282 Roller Skating Guide. 


Group XIV. Manly Sports 

No. 18 Fencing. (By Breck.) 

No. 162 Boxing. 

No. 165 Fencing. ( By Senac.) 

No. 140 Wrestling. 

No. 236 How to Wrestle. 

No. 102 Ground Tumbling. 

No. 233 Jiu Jitsu. 

No. 166 How to Swing Indian Clubs. 
No. 200 Dumb Bell Exercises. 

No. 143 Indian Clubs and Dumb Bells. 
No. 262 Medicine Ball Exercises. 

No. 29 Pulley Weight Exercises. 

No. 191 How to Punch the Bag. 

No. 289 Tumbling for Amateurs. 


Group XV. Gymnastics 

No. 104 Grading of Gymnastic Exer¬ 
cises. 

No. 214 Graded Cal i sthenics and 
Dumb Bell Drills. 

No. 254 Barnjum Bar Bell Drill. 

No. 158 Indoor and Outdoor Gym¬ 
nastic Games. 

No. 124 How to Become a Gymnast. 

No. 287 Fancy Dumb Bell and March¬ 
ing Drills. 


Group XVI. Physical Culture 

No. 161 Ten Minutes’ Exercise for 
Busy Men. 

No. 208 Physical Education and Hy¬ 
giene. 

No. 149 Scientific Physical Training 
and Care of the Body. 

No. 142 Physical Training Simplified. 

No. 185 Hints on Health. 

No. 213 285 Health Answers. 

No. 238 Muscle Building. 

No. 234 School Tactics and Maze Run¬ 
ning. 

No. 261 Tensing Exercises. 

No. 285 Health by Muscular Gym¬ 
nastics. 

No. 288 Indigestion Treated by Gym- 
iid.s^ics 

No. 290 Get Well ; Keep Well. 


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SPALDING ATHLETIC LIBRARY 


Group L Base Ball 

No. l»Spaldingr*s Official 
Bane Ball Guide. 

The leading: Base Ball 
annual of the country, and 
the official authority of 
the erame. Contains the 
official playing: rules, with 
an explanatory index of the 
rules compiled by Mr. A. G. 
Spalding:: pictures of all 
the teams in the National, 
American and minor leases; re-> 
views of the season: colleire Base Ball, 
and a great deal of interesting in* 
formation. Price 10 cents. 

No. 202— Hott to Vlar Base 
Ball. 

Edited by Tim Mumane. New and 
revised edition. Illustrated with pic¬ 
tures showing how all the various 
curves and drops are thrown and por¬ 
traits of leading players. Price 10 cents. 

No. 223 —Hoit to Bnt. 

There is no better way of becoming 
a proticient batter than by reading this 
b<Mk and practising the directions. 
Numerousillustrations. Price 10cents. 

No. '232— Hotv to Knn the 
Bases. 

This book gives clear and concise 
directions for excelling as a base run¬ 
ner; tells when to run and when not to 
do so: how and when to slide: team 
work on the bas .a: in fact, every point 
of the game is thorooghly explained. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 230— Hoxt to Pitch. 

A.new, up-to-date book. Its cont^ts 
are the practical teaching of men who 
have reached the top as pitchers, and 
who kndw how to impart a knowledge 
of their art. All the big leagues' 
pitchers are shown. Price 10 cents. 

No. 220—Hott to Catch. 

Every boy who has hopes of being a 
clever catcher should read how well- 
known players cover their position. 
Pictures of all the noted catchers in 
the big leagues. Price 10 c^ts. 

No. 223—llofv to Play First 
Base. 

Illustrated with pictures of all the 
prominent first basemen. Price lOcents. 

No.'^226—llotv to Play Second 
. Baiie. 

*^6 ideas of the best secondbasetnen 
have been incorporated in this book for 
the especial benefit of boys who want 
to know the fine points of play at this 
pointof thediamond. Price 10 cents. 

No. 227—Hon to Play Third 
Base. 

Third base is. in some respects, the 
most important of the infield. All the 
points explained. Price 10 cents. 

No. 228—ffon to Play Short- 
stop. 

^ shortstop is one of tht hardest posi¬ 
tions on the infield to fill, and quick 
thought and quick action are necessaty 
for a player who expects to make good 
as a shortstop. Ulus. Price 10 cents. 

No. 224—Hon to Play the 
Ontfleld. 

An invaluable gruide for the out¬ 
fielder. Price 10 cents 

No. 231^Hon to Coach; Hon 
to Captain a Team; Hon 
to Manasre a Team; Hon 
to Umpire; Hon to Or- 
iranlse a, Ueaane; Tech¬ 
nical Terms of Base Ball. 
I A uMfu) guide. Price 10 cenu. 



No 210—Ready Reckoner of 
Base Ball Percentag:es. 

To supply a demand for a book which 
would show the percentage of clubs 
without recOursetothearduous work of 
figuring.the publishers had these tables 
compiled by an expert. Price 10 cents. 

BiSK BAI.U auxiliaries. 
No. lA — Spaldlnfir*s Official 
Base Ball Record. 
Something new in Base Ball. Con¬ 
tains records of all kinds from the be¬ 
ginning of the National Leagrue and 
official averages of all professional or¬ 
ganizations for past season. 10 cents. 

No. ^d—Mlnor Lca8:ue Base 
BalT Gnlde. 

The minors* own guide. Edited by 
President T. H. Mumane. of the New 
England League. Price 10 cents. 

No. 320«-^Official Handbook 
of the National Leaftue 
of Professional Base Ball 
Clubs 

Contains Ihe Constitution. By-Laws. 
Official Rules, Averages, and schedule 
of the National League for the current 
year, together with list of club officers 
and reports of the annual meetings of 
the League. Price 10 cents. 

No. 306—Official Handbook 
National Playground Ball 
Association. 

This game is specially adapted for 
playerrounds. parks, etc., is spreading 
rapidly. The book contains a descrip¬ 
tion of the game. n»<«8 and officers 
Price 10 cei».s 

Group II. Foot Ball 

No. 2—Si>alding:*s Official 

Foot Ball Guide. 

Edited by Walter Camp. 
Contains the new rules, 
with diagram of field: All- 
America teams as selected 
by the leading authorities: 
reviews of the game from 
various sections of the 
country: scores; pictures. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 315 —-Host to Play Foot 
Ball. 

Edited by Walter Camp, of Yale. 
Everything that a beginner wants to 
know and many points that an expert 
will be glad to learn. Snapshots of 
leading teams and players in action, 
with comments by Walter Camp. 
Price 10 cents. 



No. 2A—Spnldlng:*a Official 
AMn(»cintiou Soccer Foot 
Ball Guide. 


A complete and up-to- 
date guide to the ’‘Soccer" 
game in the United States, 
containing instructions for 
playing the game, official 
rules, and interesting 
news from all parts of the 
country, illustrated. Price 
10 cents. 



No. 280—Ho^ to Play Soc¬ 
cer. 

How each poeition should be played, 
written by the best player in England 
in his respective position, and illus¬ 
trated with full-page photographs of 
players in action. Price 10 cents. 

FOOT BALL AUXILIARIES. 
No. 303—Spaldln(;*ii Official 
Canadian Foot Ball 
Guide. 

The official book of the g;ime in Can¬ 
ada. Price 10 cents. 


Group m. Cricket 

No. 3—Spalding:** Official 

Cricket Guide. 

The most complete year 
book of the game that has 
ever been published in 
America. Reports of 
special matches, official 
rules and pictures of all 
the leading teams. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 277—Cricket; and How 
to Play it. 

By Prince Ranjitsinhji. The game 
described concisely and illustrated with 
full-page pictures posed especially for 
this book. Price 10 cents. 



Group IV. 


Lawn 

Tennis 


No. 4—Spalding:** Official 

Lawn Tennis Annual. 

E Con tents include reports 
of all important tourna¬ 
ments; official ranking 
from 1885 to date; laws of 
lawn tennis: instructions 
for handicapping: deci¬ 
sions on doubtful points; 
management of tourna¬ 
ments; directory of clubs: 
laying out and keeping a court. Illus¬ 
trated. Price 10 cents. 


o. 157—How to Play Lawn 
Tennis. 

A complete description of lawn ten¬ 
nis; a lesson for beginners and direc¬ 
tions telling how to make the most im¬ 
portant strokes. Illustrated, ^ce 
10 cents. 


No.-279—Stroke* and Science 
of Lawn Tennl*. 

By P. A. Vaile, a leading authority 
on the game in Great Britain. Every 
stroke in the game is accurately illus¬ 
trated and analyzed by the author. 
Price 10 cents. 


Group V, Golf 

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Copyright, 1909, by American Sports Publishing Company 












CONTENTS 




PAGE 


Preface . . . ' . . . . 3 

Historical Sketch ...... 5 

Training for Marathon Racing .... 7 

Dont’s for Marathon Runners .... 39 

Michael C. Murphy on Marathon Training . . 41 

Training for a Marathon, by Matthew Maloney . 49 

Edgren’s Advice to Young Runners ... 67 

Training for a Marathon, by Joe Forshaw . , 69 

How to Manage a Marathon .... 77 

Classic Marathon Races ..... 91 

Marathon Racing Rules ..... 109 




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PREFACE 

There has been aroused so much interest in Marathon racing 
that the publishers feel that a booklet which would be a guide 
to those who contemplate taking part in Marathon races is ab¬ 
solutely necessary. The reason for this great interest in Mara¬ 
thon racing can be attributed to the Marathon race which was 
held in London in conjunction with the Olympic Games of 1908. 
Interest became centered in that particular race, owing to the 
sensational finish, and incidents connected therewith have 
aroused not only the American public, but the sport-loving public 
of all other nations. 

The fact that during the Olympic Games other phenomenal 
performances took place, and records created in other events 
seemed to have been lost sight of entirely and overshadowed 
by the finish of that now remarkable race. The result is that in 
America the people seem to have been afflicted with the Mara¬ 
thon mania, and professional promoters, keen to feel the pulse 
of the American people, and thinking of the box office, worked 
up quite successfully the Marathon craze, and made it to a cer¬ 
tain extent of great financial value, with the result that many 
of the amateurs who competed successfully in the Marathon 
race at London became professionals. 

The craze for Marathon racing has induced amateur promoters 
to hold numerous Marathon races, and no doubt Marathon run¬ 
ning will be popular for years to come. In America Marathon 
racing is appreciated, because it will have a tendency to develop 
distance runners. 

In the past we have neglected long-distance running and have 
specialized on sprinting and middle-distance running. Numerous 
Marathons will have a tendency to strengthen the claim that 
America has and will produce the greatest long-distance runners 
in the world. 

This booklet contains a history of Marathon racing and hints 
on training that will prove of great value to the athlete who 
intends to take up this form of athletic activity. The editor has 
consulted the world’s most famous runners, managers and 
trainers, with the result that information is given here that has 
never before been compiled or published in one book. 



OLYMPIC GAMES. LONDON, 1908. 

Finish of the Marathon Race, showing Dorando being assisted by .T. M. 
Andrews, Clerk of the Course of the Marathon Race. Dorando was disquali¬ 
fied for having been assisted. Copyright. Photo by Topical, London. 





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5 


HISTORICAL SKETCH 

Marathon was a plain on the northeast coast of Attica, con¬ 
taining four villages—Marathon, Probalinthos, Tricorythos, and 
Oinoe, which formed a tetrapolis (city containing four towns). 
It was div ’ed from the plain of Athens by Mt. Pentelicus and 
the hilly district of Diacria, and was in the early period an 
autonomous state. After it became incorporated in the Attica 
state, it retained something of its original distinctive character. 
The worship of Apollo had its first home in Attica here, and it 
was carried thence to Athens when the tetrapolis was made part 
of the Athenian commonwealth. The district was one of the 
chief seats of the worship of Hercules, and boasted that it was 
the first place where he had been worshipped as a god. Hence, 
legend localized here several events in the story of Heraclidse 
(descendants of Hercules), and especially the self-sacrific of 
Macaria, daughter of Hercules. The legend of Theseus was 
also known in the district; here the hero slew the Marathonian 
bull. The plain derived its fame chiefly from the battle in which 
the Athenians 'and Plataeans under Miltiades defeated the Per¬ 
sians 490 B.C. 

An army of 9,000 or 10,000 Athenians and 1,000 Plataeans 
entirely defeated and drove back to their ships a Persian army of 
over 100,000 men. The Greeks were commanded by Miltiades, 
the Persians by Datis and Artaphernes, the latter being a nephew 
of King Darius, who had sent this great host for the conquest 
of Greece. The battle has always been considered one of the 
decisive events of history, checking as it did for many years the 
aggressive policy of Persia toward Greece. It was the more 
important because there was reason to believe that some of the 
Greek tribes were ready to welcome the invaders. Miltiades 
buried 192 of his men upon the field, where a vast tumulus was 
afterward reared in their honor; the Persian dead were 6,400. 
The City of Athens awaited the outcome in feverish excitement, 
and the story is told that a soldier whose name is unknown ran 
the whole distance from the battle-field to the city to beai the 
news of the victory, falling dead from fatigue as the message 
left his lips. 

Herodotus does not mention this story, but the French historian 
Durtiy points out that Herodotus omitted many incidents that 
have been of common knowledge, handed down from generation 
to generation. The Grecian government accepts its truth and in 
1896 established the Marathon Race over the old road pn which 
the nameless hero ran, to perpetuate the world’s admiration of his 
self-sacrificing deed. 



OLYMPIC GAMES, LONDON, 1908. 

John J. Hayes finishing in the Marathon Race. 

Photo by the Sport and General Illustrations Co., London. 




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TRAINING FOR MARATHON RACING 

BY JAMES E. SULLIVAN 


Now that we are enjoying in America what might be termed a 
boom in distance running, notably Marathon races, which con¬ 
sists in running forty kilometers (24.85 miles) on the road, it is 
apparent that, in view of the large number who take part in 
races of this kind, some advice should be given that will prove 
beneficial, and the editor of this book has consulted the leading 
authorities on the subject, with the result that if the advice 
given herein is followed out much benefit will be derived there¬ 
from, 

AGE. 


Unless the promoters and governing bodies are very careful 
in relation to the age limit for those allowed to start in Mara¬ 
thon races the result will be far from beneficial. A young man 
should not take part in or train for a Mara t hon race unles s he 
is at leasFliineteen^years old, and it would be much better to 
wariU until you have "reached your twentieth bifthday~'before 
taking part in one of these races, or train for such a^ tace. The 
system will then be able to stand the necessary strain that goes 
with a race of this kind, a strain that must be undergone if 
you desire to be in proper physical condition to finish the race. 
The pitiful sights witnessed in many of the Marathon races of 
late, where young men have been allowed to start and compete, 
are not examples of what we must do if we are to prove the 
benefits to be derived from distance running. There is no place 
in a Marathon race for a boy who is not mature. Promoters 
should absolutely insist on an age limit of at least nineteen 


years. 


WORK. 


To obtain the best result in a Marathon race one must of 
necessity prepare himself thoroughly for the same. Because a 
man can run two, five or ten miles does not mean that he can 
run a Marathon race, except in exceptional cases. Some men 
have the natural strength, running ability and form necessary 
to carry them through a long grind such as the Marathon race, 
but, nevertheless, who enters a Marathon race without 

having proper preparation' is most assuredly injuring his con¬ 
stitution. Preliminary work for months is necessary, and prac- 
'tice runs—long distance—yer^^ essential. There is nothing like 








OLYMPIC GAMES, LONDON, 1908. 

Marathon winner, John J. Hayes, 

Photo by the Sport au(J General Illustratious Co., London. 



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practice. One who is thinking of entering a Marathon race 
should begin work for that particular race from two to three 
months in advance, admitting that he is a tried athlete who has 
been competing in distance runs for some time. 

The work is of a very trying nature, but preparation is very 
essential. Distance walking is one of the best forms of pre¬ 
paring for distance races; alternate daily, running one day and 
walking the next. The athlete should commence with three, 
four or five miles at first, and keep on until he is able to walk 
fifteen or twenty miles without becoming fatigued; this distance 
should be gradually led up to; commence at three, four, five, 
or six miles and increase the distance daily, if you feel capable; 
it keeps one outdoors and is beneficial, strengthening and 
healthy. 

In running it is very important that one gradually lead up to 
the Marathon distance; a runner in good health and condition 
could easily jog five or six miles three times a week without 
any'apparent effort, and after he has convinced himself that he 
can go five or ten miles without fatigue he should make it a 
point to compete in all the cross-country runs, either club runs 
^otHTf--<:xmipetitinn, aud- ffn tli^ -^i ktance. In nractice. it is imma- 
terjd when or whgxe^-a&vyo-ufcS4di,^never,,^-.tKe- juff? 
distaifce at top' speed; it is unnecessary these Tays; there is "so 
much competition that a man can know just what his capacity 
is and his strength by trying himself out in open competition. 

Many of our present day five and ten-mile champions have 
failed at Marathon running because they have not prepared 
themselves for it. They seem to think that because they can 
run ten miles they can run twenty-five; it is an entirely dif¬ 
ferent proposition and cannot be accomplished unless a man has 
almost run the entire distance and has covered at least twenty- 
five miles several times before his race. 

C. G. Wood, quarter-mile champion of England in 1886 and 
1887, was asked to write an article on how he train'ed. He 
wrote two lines, as follows: “Care must be taken not to com¬ 
pete untrained. Hard - work—and early-houxs- niad^me fittest.” 
The same two lines can be written of almost every champion, 
it is J jatnaterial in what sport you desire to investigate. No 
nlirn””slmuld compete untrained. A great deal of the present- 
day trouble that is attributed to the so-called injuries in com¬ 
petition is caused by the trainers, friends and club mates allow¬ 
ing a man to enter a race when he is not physically fit. No 
man who is physically unfit should be foolish enough to enter 
a race and compete. If a man is fit he can compete witho^ut 
the slighest danger of injury to himself. It is the man who is out 






HAYES IN ACTION. 

A well developed picture of the famous Olympic Marathon winner, 




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of condition, who is not just right, who will injure himself for 
after life by taking part in keen competition. Mr. Wood has in 
two words expressed it—“Hard work.” It is immaterial what 
line of athletics you may enter, it is hard 'v^rk, and the best 
results can only be accomplished by hard worl^'" The main thing 
is to keep yourself in such conditioivihd^'T^^5Tr'are~-ju^a4:d~as._the 
proverbial nails, and that can only be accomplished by plenty of 
preliminary work; do all your exercising outdoors, if possible; 
if you can’t exercise outdoors exercise in your room. Exercise 
of any kind will prove beneficial as long as the object is to build 
up your frame so as to stand the strain of a hard race. Set¬ 
ting-up exercises at home, particularly on days when you can’t 
go out, either before breakfast or before retiring, strengthens a 
man’s muscles and makes it possible for him to compete suc¬ 
cessfully. Have .your room well ventilated. 

One of the best books ever written on the subject of athletic 
training is that by W. G. George, the world’s most remarkable 
and famous runner, and therein he extols his famous setting-up 
exercises, as he calls them, and it is with pleasure that they are 
reproduced here ‘for the benefit of those in America who have 
not had the pleasure of reading Mr. George’s book. 

“100 UP” EXERCISE-A SPECIAL HOME TRAINING 

“Now I come to the part of my system of training which I 
consider had more to do with my success in competition than 
anything else. I am equally confident that when training for 
health’s sake or for the prevention of breakdowns, there is no 
better exercise than this which I have christened Too up.’ Some 
of the advantages of this splendid exercise briefly are these: 
The short time and the little space required for its practice; it 
brings into play the entire muscular system; the heart and lungs 
are reasonably exercised ; the reduction 6f adipose tissue, espe¬ 
cially that designated fatty inside; the particular strengthening 
of the muscles of the back and abdomen; the non-necessity of 
stripping (although it is better to do so when time permits), 
and the fact that any shoes or boots and even stockinged feet 
will serve. The Too up’ can be practiced on any ground floor, 
the space required being not more than six feet square. 

“A.—Preliminary practice for preparing the leg muscles for 
the more severe strain required of them for the Too up’ exercise. 

“Draw two parallel lines on the ground, eighteen inches long 
and eight inches apart. Place one foot on the middle of each 
line. Stand flat-footed, the feet lying perfectly straight on the 
lines. The arms should be held naturally, loosely and nearly 




JOHN J. HAYES, 

Winner of the Olympic Marathon, 1908, on the road with handler 











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straight, with a slight forward inclination, the body being up¬ 
right and straight (Plate No. i). Now raise one knee the 
height of the hip (Plate No. 2)—that is precisely the same way 
as in walking, only the knee action is higher, and brings the foot 
back and down again to its original position, touching the line 
lightly with the ball of the foot; repeat the raising and lowering 




of the leg ten to thirty times, and repeat with the other leg. 
Practically, this amounts to balancing the body on one leg while 
exercising with the other. Care must be taken that the knee 
comes to the level of the hip every time. This may not be 
found easy at first, but practice will soon bring about the de¬ 
sired result. Great attention must be paid to keeping the body 




upright and the legs and feet quite straight while exercising. 
Practice slowly until the necessary balance is acquired and the 
exercise accomplished with ease. Otherwise the ‘100 up’ will be 
found unsatisfactory. Having thoroughly mastered the correct 
form, the student may turn his attention to— 












































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‘‘B.—The major or ‘lOO up’ exercise. 

“Before giving particulars, I should like again to impress the 
necessity of maintaining form in every practice. My advice is, 
directly the correct form is lost, stop. Beginners should start 
the major exercise slowly and on no account strain or over¬ 
exert themselves. Nearly all breakdowns and failures are the 
result of hurried and injudicious training, or fast work while the 
system is unprepared for it. On the other hand, slow, well con¬ 
sidered, steady practice, rarely, I might also say never, is in¬ 
jurious; while breakdowns are practically unknown among those 
who start their training slowly, gradually increasing distance, 
time or pace as the heart, lungs and muscles grow accustomed 
to the strain which is put upon them. 

“Prepare lines as for the preliminary practice. Stand on them 
as before, except that the body must be balanced on the ball of 
the foot, the heels being clear of the ground, the head and body 
being tilted very slightly forward, and the hands down by the 
side. Now spring from the toe, bringing the knee to the level 
of the hip (Plate No. 3) as in the slower exercise—letting the 
foot fall back to its original position; repeat with the other leg, 
and continue raising and lowering the legs alternately. This 
action is exactly that of running, except that instead of the legs 
moving forward, the foot drops into its original position on the 
ground. 

“The main point is. Correct Action. The knees must be 
brought at each stride up to the level of the hip, while, as the 
knee comes down, the foot should not be carried further back¬ 
wards than level with the back. When the knee is brought 
higher than the hip, the body is thrown out of its perpendicular 
backwards (Plate No. 4) ; when the foot is thrown out behind fur¬ 
ther than level with the back, the body is correspondingly forced 
forward (Plate No. 5). Either is a hindrance to form and 
pace—the two objects striven for by those who train, whether 
for health or competition. All such will, undoubtedly, derive 
more benefit from doing their practice correctly than the reverse. 
While doing the ‘100 up’ use the arms as in running— i. e., hold 
them almost at full length and swing them half way across the 
chest, forward and backward a few inches behind the back as 
each stride is taken. A good practice is to stand still on the 
lines and use the arms as in running, putting plenty of force 
into the work, so as to loosen the muscles of the shoulders, and 
make the upper part of the frame active and pliable, in order 
that it may act in perfect union with the legs when the ‘100 up’ 
is performed. 

“I advise nobody to attempt more than twenty up at the start. 



JOE FORSIIAW. 

Jhe famous St. Louis Marathon runner who came in third at London. 
Photo taken in Olympic Marathon. London, 1908. 




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ten for each leg. Very few can manage even so many in form 
at the outset; but practice makes a world of difference, and once 
the twenty has been accurately accomplished the number may be 
steadily increased. Let me warn you, however, against a too 
rapid progress. This may result in a strain, or what is ever 
more likely, a loss of correct form. The knees will not be par¬ 
allel to the straight line or the body will be dragged forward. 
Do not expect to get true action in a moment. Probably the 
first few attempts wjJl be di^ppointments: Be not, however, dis¬ 
couraged. Keep steadily on, and the correct action will come 
sure enough. Once proficient in that you can work gradually 
to the Too up,’ and by judicious variation of pace and number, 
according to the distance of the race you desire to compete in, 
you will get as fit as you can possibly desire. 

“Finally, Too up’ stands unrivalled'^as an aid to training for 
walking,-running, cycling, rowing, bo'|cii-1g, foot ball and cricket, 
and, in fact, every kind of sport; while for general health’s sake 
it is absolutely the best.” ■ - 

SLEEP. 

There is nothing so important to an athlete training for a 
Marathon race, or to anyone taking part in athletics for pleasure, 
as a good night’s rest. “Early hours made me fittest”—one of 
the reasons that Sprinter Woods assigns for his success. The 
young lad, or the-old lad who is shining in the athletic world 
and who thinks that because he has a nice physique and a strong 
constitution he can get along, with five, or six hours’ sleep is 
making a serious mistake. He; cannot dev,It and would be better 
out of athletics. ’It is well enough ,to snatch a few hours’ sleep 
here and/there for pleasure, but when j'n training it is the most 
essential part of a man’s .work, early td .bed and early to rise. 
Sleep is alLim.portant.. . . < ■ ' 

• ‘ :.DIET,-;\ 

In the bl dpn d^y«;.fhp pr. Q .£afi«;ir>na]^ trainer of the six-day pedes- 
triaii'type used~~S'^^re methods of weight reducing; an athlete 
was not perriiitted, to-' eat what he liked. Some foods have one 
effect, others'hifv’e just the opposite, with the result that an ath¬ 
lete is worn'to a thread between no eating and drinking, physicing 
and hard work: , ^Thanks to men like M. C. Murphy, E. J. Gian- 
nini, Keene Fitz|)atrick, J. C.' Moakley, J. Mack, George Goldie 
and the yoimgef .generation of trainers, all that has been elimi¬ 
nated, and to*-'day athletes use common sense and eat whatever 
they want. The idea of having the folks at home prepare special 
dishes because they are good when training has been exploded ^ 
and means nothing. It is merely a brain annoyer to the athlete 












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who is compelled to pick this or that, and particularly to the 
athlete who is training to be a Marathon runner. Running every 
day, sweating and losing weight, will soon have a man worn to 
bits if he does not take proper nourishment; do not drink too 
much, but drink what you want, eat what you want; go on the 
theory that what 3^011 eat and drink is to be worked off and 
made into muscle and sinew. Stimulants of all kinds should be 
avoided; tobacco should never be touched. We ha;ve heard of 
some famous athletes who occasionally smoke; they figure it 
does not hurt them. They are fairly good performers and some 
are even champions; perhaps it does not hurt them because they 
don't smoke or drink to excess, but it is a well-known fact that 
they would perform much better if they neither smoked nor 
drank. In many cases it is an act of bravado on the part of 
some that I know. A champion or prominent athlete who ad¬ 
vises one to take stimulants or alcoholic liquor of any kind or 
use tobacco in any form is absolutely the worst enemy an athlete 
can have. Alcoholic liquors are of no benefit; the}'^ cannot help 
3^ou and later on will harm you. Go on the theory that if cer¬ 
tain athletes smoke and drink they would perform much better 
if they never smoked nor drank at all. The subject of eating is 
to-day a broad one. Of course, I don’t mean that one who is 
training should eat salt meats, pastry or starchy foods, for they 
are not the kind of things that will help to build up bone and 
sinew, but cat good wholesome food and plenty of it. 

PACE. 

Going on the supposition that when a man enters a Marathon 
race he knows perfectly well just what his capabilities are, he 
should by all means thoroughly master the question of pace and 
style. There is no reason why a man should not prepare his 
schedule in advance; knowing his own capabilities he should go 
according to a schedule, the first five miles to be done in such a 
time, ten miles in so much time, fifteen, twenty and twenty-five 
miles in just so much time. In that way his advisor on the 
bicycle can keep him posted, and he will not run his head off in 
the early part of the race. The lack of attention to proper 
pace has caused several of the prominent Marathon runners to 
lose not only the race, but perhaps a good position at the finish. 
Of course the average runner, if he is young at the game, knows 
very little about pace; he has not as yet arrived at the stage 
where he can use his head; this has been proved in practically 
all of the races in America of late; many of those entered have 
not the slightest conception of what condition they should be in 
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To begin with, I feel firmly convinced that as far as Marathon 
racing is concerned, America, as represented by the United States 
and Canada, is years ahead of other countries, insofar as know¬ 
ing what to do in a Marathon race and how to train for it. In 
the Marathon race held in conjunction with the Olympic Games 
at London the foreigners did not show the headwork that was 
displayed by the United States entrants, and the showing made 
by the United States Marathon team has been the cause of favor¬ 
able comments throughout the world wherever Marathon racing 
is discussed. The American entrants finished as follows : Hayes, 
first; Forshaw, third; Welton, fourth; Tewanina, ninth; Hatch, 
fourteenth. Thus it will be seen that five men from the United 
States finished inside the first fifteen, and three men out of the 
first four were from the United States. This splendid showing 
can be attributed to their condition and headwork. They were 
all of them experienced in Marathon races, with the exception of 
Tewanina, and they were not led astray by the fast pace of the 
foreigners in the early part of the race. We publish herewith 
the position of the leaders at various stages of the race; this is 


taken from the Olympic Book published by Sporting Life, 

Lon- 

don, England. 









FOUR 

MILES. 





H. 

M. S. 


H. 

M. 

s. 

T. Jack . 

... 0 

21 18 

A. Duncan . 


21 

27 

J. Price . 

. . . 0 

21 27 

U. Ilefferon . 

.... 0 

21 

27 

F. Lord . 

... 0 

21 27 

Dorando . 


21 

27 



FIVE 

MILES. 




T. Jack . 

... 0 

27 1 

A. Duncan . 


27 

7 

J. Price . 

... 0 

27 7 

C. Ilefferon . 

- 0 

27 

7 

F. Lord . 


27 7 

Dorando . 


27 

7 



SIX 

MILES. 




F T.ord . 

... 0 

3.3 9 

Dorando . 

_ 0 

33 

15 

J. Price . 

... 0 

33 9 







SEVEN 

MILES. 




F. Lord ... 

... 0 

38 57 

Dorando . 

. 0 

39 

0 

J. Price . 

.. . 0 

38 57 

C. Ilefferon . 

.... 0 

39 

10 



EIGHT 

MILES. 




F. Lord . 

. . . 0 

44 52 

Dorando . 

_ 0 

44 

55 

J. Price. 

... 0 

44 52 

C. HeCferon . 

.... 0 

44 

58 



NINE 

MILES. 




F. Lord . 

,. . 0 

.50 50 

C. Ilefferon . 

.... 0 

51 

6 

.T I'l ice . . . . 

0 

50 50 

Dorando . 

.... 0 

51 

9 



TEN 

MILES. 




J. Price . 

,.. 0 

50 53 

C. Ilefferon . 

.... 0 

57 

12 

F. Lord . 

,. . 0 

56 55 

Dorando . 

_ 0 

57 

13 



ELEVEN MILES. 




J. Price . 

.. 1 

2 44 

C. Ilefferon . 

.... 1 

3 

15 

F. Lord . 

. 1 

3 10 

Dorando . 

.... 1 

3 

49 







































THE OLYMPIC MARATHON, ST. LOUIS, 1904. 














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TWELVE MILES. 






H. 

M. S. 

H. 

M. 

.s. 

J. 

Price ........ 

. 1 

8 5(1 F. Lord . 

... 1 

9 

43 

0. 

Heft'erou. 

. 1 

9 2.5 Dor.'indo .... 

1 

10 

29 




THIRTEEN MILES. 


.T. 

Price . 

. 1 

15 I.*! F. Lord . 

:.. 1 

15 

20 

C. 

HefTernu. 

. 1 

15 54 Dorando. 







FOURTEEN MILES. 




T. 

Price . 

: 

22 F. Lord . 

1 

2.3 

20 

C. 

IlefTermi. 

. 1 

22 10 Dorando. 





FIFTEEN MILES. 




r. 

TIeffernn. 

. 1 

28 22 Dorando . 

... 1 

.30 

28 

F. 

Lord . 

. 1 

.30 22 T. Longboat . 

... 1 

.30 

.39 




SIXTEEN MILES. 




c. 

Hefiferon. 

. 1 

■35 0 Dorando . 

... 1 

oT 

.34 

T. 

Longboat .... 

. 1 

.37 29 







SEVENTEEN MILES. 




C. 

Hefferon.. 


41 47 Dorando . 


44 

45 

T. 

Longboat (walking) 1 

44 43 


\ 





EIGHTEEN MILES. 




C. 

Hefferon . 


48 51 Dorando . 

... 1 

52 

9 




NINETEEN MILES. 




C. 

Hefferon. 

_ 1 

55 29 Dorando . 

... 1 

59 

0 




TWENTY MILES. 




C. 

Hefferon . 

0 ; 

2 2 G Dorando .‘.. 

.. r* 2 

6 

18 




TWENTY-ONE MILES. 




C. 

Hefferon . 

o 

8 58 Dorando .. 

... 2 

12 

7 




TWENTY-TWO MILES. 


• 


C. 

Hefferon . 

o 

17 20 Dorando . 

... 2 

20 

7 



TWENTY-THREE MILES. 




C. 

Hefferon . 


25 20 Dorando . 







TWENTY-FOUR MILES. 




C. 

Hefferon . 

.... 2 

.33 28 Dorando . 





In connection with the positions of the leaders, as given in the 
foregoing table, it is too bad that the editor of Sporting Life did 
not place John J. Hayes’ name where it properly belonged in 
the latter part of the race. Why he was omitted no one knows, 
for after the eighteenth mile no attention seemed to have been 
paid to third, fourth or fifth men. This schedule is merely pub¬ 
lished for a guide to show the aspirant for Marathon honors 
that it does not always pay to follow a fast pace. Take the first 
four miles; Dorando sixth. He should not have been sixth if 
he wanted to finish the race, and finish in good condition. He 
and Hefferon should have been away back instead of going at a 
terrible clip in the early part of the race and sticking with the 




































J. F. CROWLEY 

Winning the Yonkers Marathon, Taken at the finish. Good form, 



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best middle-distance runners of England. Hefferon did the first 
ten miles in 57 minutes 12 seconds. Dorando’s time for ten 
miles was 57 minutes 13 seconds; this is pretty fast going for 
the first ten miles of a Marathon race; too fast in fact. There 
is no doubt that the fast pace set by the English runners and 
followed by Hefferon and Dorando killed them off when it came 
to the last dash for the tape. 

On the other hand the entries from the United States went 
through the long Marathon race without paying the slightest 
attention to those who showed a desire to make new records in 
the early part of the race. The result is they were all well 
placed and finished in good condition, whereas the crack distance 
runners of Great Britain were outclassed, the first man home 
being W. T. Clarke, who finished twelfth. There is no question 
whatever but that Hayes’ headwork in this particular race won 
him the Marathon trophy. He knew exactly what he was doing; 
he ran his own race and paid no attention to the other con¬ 
testants; he did practically all his running in the latter part of 
the race. This is true of Haves in nearly^all his fixtures in 
America that he won or performed "wHl inT lfe'''reserves his 
strength, regulates his pace accordingly, and finished all his races 
in comparatively good condition. He followed this policy in his 
Yonkers Marathon and London Marathon; that he finished all 
his races in good shape is due entirely to the fact that he took 
good care of himself, trained properly, ate the right kind of 
food, did the necessary w^ork, and kept himself in good condition, 
for he knew what it meant to go twenty-five miles. Besides 
being in good condition to run, his judgment during the race is 
to be highly commended. He did not run his head off during 
the early part of the race; he was not misled by the fast pace, 
but took it easy and finished the last part of the race strong. 

Again, take Tewanina in the Yonkers Marathon race; he looked 
all over a winner for seventeen miles, but he had no more idea 
of pace than a novice, and he collapsed before the finish and 
could not get better than fourth place. In the Journal Marathon 
race, from Rye to New York, Crowley would have given 
Maloney, the winner, a much better race had he followed out 
the sarfie policy he did at Yonkers on Thanksgiving Day. In the 
Yonkers Marathon he let the field go away from him in the 
early part of the race and he came like a whirlwind in the last 
five miles. In the Journal Marathon it was just the reverse; he 
was with the leaders practically all the way, but could not 
hold Maloney. In the Garden Marathon, which Maloney won, 
Mellor threw away his chances of coming home in a promi¬ 
nent position by a ridiculous pace in the early part of the race; 




JAIMES CLARK, 

Winner of the Brooklj’u-Sea Gate (Coney Island) Marathon Race, February 

12, 1900 . 



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27 


lie ran more like a novice than a veteran. The same thing is 
true of the great Shrubb, the most remarkable runner in the 
world. Style—perfect; a man that is recognized all over the 
world for his records; he is the greatest distance runner we 
have ever seen or heard of. Some say he has not the phy¬ 
sique for a long, tiring grind, but I certainly think he would 
have had the stamina to come home in that race with Longboat 
had he used the headwork for which he is noted; although it is 
poor judgment to criticize a man of Shrubb’s remarkable powers 
and remarkable ability on the question of what is pace, yet I 
teel firmly convinced that had Mr. Shrubb not cut out such a 
hot pace the early part of the race he could have gained laps on 
Longboat just as easily in the last part of the race as he did at 
first. Some claim that a Marathon race is too far for Shrubb. 
T do not think so. I think that had he used better judgment in 
the early part of the race he would have been able to finish 
instead of quitting in the twenty-fifth mile. Shrubb has a style 
that is all his own ; you can look at it; trainers can watch him, 
but it will be a hard thing to initiate a youngster in Shrubb’s 
style; he is the most perfect piece of running machinery that 
has ever been seen; he goes along with a style that is graceful; 
he makes no apparent effort; he does not throw his legs up be¬ 
hind, it is a glide that mystifies one when you stop to consider 
the speed he gets out of it. To my way of thinking he has a 
perfect style for Marathon running, and notwithstanding the 
fact that Shrubb was outclassed and beaten in the race with 
Longboat, I still contend that the time is not far distant when 
he will run a Marathon race and beat the others so far that it 
will be a record. A man that can run twenty-one miles like 
Shrubb did in the Garden can, I am convinced, eventually run 
26 miles 385 yards. Shrubb is far from being out of the Mara¬ 
thon clas.s, but I must confess that the race with Longboat was 
lost through lack of headwork and not knowing his own strength 
and speed. In fact, I thinlc he was over-confident. 

Shrubb’s style should be imitated, if possible, by all distance 
runners: he runs close to/the ground; there i.s no waste of 
energy; there is practically no high leg action; it is beautiful; 
all his efforts seem to be made from his hips down; it is a 
unique .style, and the only man T think we ever had the pleasure 
of seeing run who had a style similar to Shrubb was E. C. 
Carter, the world’s greatest runner in his day. Carter had a 
leg action a great deal like Shrubb’s, only of course Carter was 
a much larger and taller man. 

Longboat’s style is another illustration of a man having a 
style of his own. I watched him in the race with Shrubb; it 



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was the first time I had the pleasure of seeing the Indian per¬ 
form. His style is laborious, and I cannot understand how a 
man can hold his arms in the strained position Longboat does 
and race at such remarkable speed. It looks as though he is 
making great efforts; he seems as though he is bound up; he 
does not move legs and arms as free as Shrubb does. His leg 
action is nothing more than a lope; in fact, many experts at the 
Garden during his race with Shrubb felt that he would not go 
the distance owing to the peculiar fling of his right leg. He is 
far from being a handsome runner; but he gets there just the 
same. That he is a great runner no one can dispute but his 
style is not one that I would recommend anyone to imitate. 

Dr. Sargeant, of Harvard University, who is one of the lead¬ 
ing-authorities on gymnastics and physical training in the world, 
was quoted in the Amateur Athlete as follows: 

“The best method of training is a matter of very recent investi¬ 
gation. The modern idea of training is to put the body under the 
influence of all the agents which will contribute to health and 
strength. These agents are diet, sleep, bathing, proper clothing 
and exercise. Exercise should be determined by each man’s 
physical powers. There should be resistance to overcome. The 
weak parts should first be trained. The heart and lungs in par¬ 
ticular should be stimulated. Rest should precede every period 
of exercise. Exercise should be of a composite nature, to bring 
out all the muscles. The most alarming effect of overtraining 
is that on the vital organs, but its results are much exaggerated. 
The proportion of athletes injured is small. Not more than one 
per cent, of four thousand athletes in the past at Harvard have 
had the slightest cardiac trouble. Exercises like a tug-of-war are 
the most injurious. In foot ball the heart has intervals of rest 
and the strain is not great. As precaution against overtraining 
men should be examined before entering athletic contests. No 
severe exercises should be taken before the age of eighteen. No 
tight clothing should be worn; perspiration should be stimu¬ 
lated, and there should be no eating within three hours before 
the time of exercising.” 

I don’t want any youngster to think that T am opposed to 
boys taking part in athletics and enjoying athletia competition. 
Ear from it; but let it be in the nature of play; /a boy should 
run just as much as his ambition will permit him/but he should 
not fatigue himself or do any training. I do not believe in 
boys training for classes in weights; that is objectionable and 
should never be permitted. I do not believe in boys fatiguing 
themselves, dieting or in any way apeing the champion in ath- 



J. F. CROWLEY, 

Irish-Americau A.C., New York. 

Plioto by Eveuiiig World. 








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letics, who is usually a man with a fine physique, which has 
been developed by years of constant training. I believe it hurts 
a boy to train for weight. I believe a boy between the ages of 
thirteen and eighteen years should be allowed to take part in 
all team games, walking, cross-country running and other games, 
with one object in view—that is, his health. If he feels like 
taking part in open competition, well and good, but let him run 
just the same as he would when playing; he should not try to 
train for weight, as he is only injuring himself. The boy who 
takes part in cross-country running, walking and outdoor games 
between the age of seventeen and eighteen years will have a 
perfect constitution when he is twenty, and he can then take 
part in open competition without jeopardizing himself, because 
he has done the necessary preparatory work. There is abso¬ 
lutely no place, however, in a Marathon race for a youngster, 
and it is a shame to allow him to Srtart; no father should per¬ 
mit his son to compete in, a long-distance race of this kind 
unless he is nineteen years old, and then only after having had 
a medical examination and months of work on the road. 

The following article on this subject is from the Evening 
Telegram, New York, February i6, 1909: 

‘Tn view of the tremendous interest which has been taken in 
the East in long-distance running this winter and the large 
fields which have been entered in the Marathon runs that have 
been held in New York and vicinity, trainers of the_ local ath¬ 
letic clubs have a note of warning to sound to ambitious young 
athletes. 

“In two or three of the. races which have been run in this 
vicinity there have been some entries of unknown runners which 
have been accepted by the management. These men were also 
unattached. That is, they did not belong to any one of the local ^ 
organizations which fo.ster athletics. 

“The mere fact of their entry has been accepted^ as prima facie 
evidence that they were competent to run the distance, and so 
long as no physical examination is insisted upon prior to the 
running of the race they have been permitted to start with the 
pavment of their entrance fee.- 

“That some of these runners have been quite unqualified to 
run has been demonstrated not once, but twice, and even with 
more frequency. To would-be athletes of this type the trainers 
address themselves in a cautionary manner. 

“ ‘No young man,’ says ‘Ernie’ Hertberg, who has been train¬ 
ing runners these many days and whose knowledge of long¬ 
distance running is well known in this city, ‘who has not been 



JOHN DALY. 

Photo taken in the New Year's Marathon (Yonkers, N. Y.), 1909. Daly’s 
form was good through the entire race. 




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under the instruction of a competent trainer or who has not 
passed a medical examination and been given a clean bill of 
health should think of trying to compete in a Marathon run. 

“ ‘I know that there have been several youths in recent races 
who should never have thought of trying to run that distance. 

The trouble with these boys is that they imagine because they 

have a little endurance and because they have been able to out¬ 
walk or to outrun some of their comrades in ordinary athletic 
affairs they are qualified to start in a Marathon. 

“ They enter with the idea that they will try themselves out 
and see how good they really are. They argue that any time 

they feel tired they can drop out of the race and that they will 

be none the worse for their experience. That is argument of 
the unsoundest kind, so far as results usually show. 

“ The great trouble is that when a young fellow gets in a 
Marathon run his pride is likely to run away with his good 
sense. If there happens to be a field as large as fifty or more 

and he is able to keep up with the general bunch for a few 

miles, and if there happens to be a crowd on the course, as 
there usually is, the novice instead of stopping when he feels 
exhausted will stay on because too shame-faced to quit in front 
of the spectators and hoping that he will catch his second wind. 

“ That “second wind” argument is one of the most foolish 
that can be advanced for long-distance running. We hear a 
great deal about it, but the fact of the matter is there is very 

little to it. Old runners who have been on the track for a long 

time and who know how to handle themselves save up a bit 
when they feel the first indications of weariness, knowing that 
a little rest just then will probably help to replenish their re¬ 
serve power later. The novice runs himself into the ground, 
with no reserve power on which to draw, and then imagines 
that he is likely to catch his “second wind.” 

“ T don’t believe that any boy should enter a long-distance 
run without a medical examination unless he is a regular mem¬ 
ber of an athletic club which has the services of a paid trainer. 
A professional trainer usually knows enough about the human 
body to be able to judge as to whether a boy is fit for long¬ 
distance running. The time may come when it will be insisted 
that every starter in a Marathon race shall show a clean bill of 
health before he leaves the start. We have had so little of long¬ 
distance running in this country that the same cautions are not 
thrown around it, as would be if the experience of the officials 
had been longer. Just now, while the craze is on, we should be 
watchful of the young runners and prevent them from doing 
injury to their constitutions. 



SIDNEY HATCH, CHICAGO. 

Taken New Year’s Day, 1909, in Yonkers Marathon. Insufflciently clad for 
the season. Contrast the clothing worn hy Longboat and Shrubb. 







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“‘No fault is to be foiintf with long-distance running. In its 
way it is as much a part of athletics as any other sport, but 
not every man is qualified to be a long-distance runner, and no 
novice should undertake to become a champion without knowing 
whether nature has qualified him for the work. 

“ ‘Sound lungs, a normal heart, sound kidneys and hardened 
muscles are worth a great deal more than a ton of grit. The 
latter quality is essential, but it is likely to run a man into a 
hospital if the other essentials are lacking.’ ” 

THE PROPER KIND OF SHOES. 

Mr. G. L. Pearce, superintendent of A. G. Spalding & Bros.’ 
athletic shoe factory, who is recognized as an authority on shoes 
for athletic purposes, accompanied the American team to the 
Olympic Games at London in 1908 solely to give his expert 
experience in the matter of footwear for the athletes, and from 
his observations on the spot he has evolved the Spalding Mara¬ 
thon Shoe, which is already recognized as the only shoe on the 
market that is suitable for both indoor and outdoor wear. It is 
hand-sewed with a flexible upper. The soles are of good weight 
and protected on the outside with rubber, to prevent slipping 
and straining of the tendons or muscles. The fact should not be 
overlooked that in a long race a shoe should be light, flexible 
and with a good weight sole to give proper results. 

A. G. Spalding & Bros, know that the new Spalding Marathon 
Shoe has all of the qualities desired by one who wishes to have 
the best shoe for a Marathon race. These shoes are made in 
both Oxford and high-cut and are made to measure if desired, 
d'he firm is particularly pleased when a runner calls at their 
stores and has his .shoes made to order. In the long run tlpt is 
the most desirable process, because one is then sure of getting a 
perfect fit. The last is pre.served, and no matter in what part of 
the world one may happen to be he can write, telegraph, or cable 
his order and his shoes can be duplicated in a short while. 

CLOTHING. 

In regard to the best clothing for the Marathon runner, it is 
necessary for the runner in the winter time to outfit himself with 
heavier clothing than he would use in the fall or summer in 
order to get the best results and to avoid possible danger when 
stopping and getting a chill from having insufficient clothing on; 
and from our experience would .suggest that the most sensible and 
sanitary outfit for fall and winter should consist of a serviceable 
pair of long gray woolen or worsted tights, either coming to the 



ROBERT FOWLER (No. 57) 

Winning the New Year’s Marathon, Yonkers, N. Y., January 1, 1909. 








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ankle and to be worn with a light sock, or to have feet attached, 
as the case may be, and as the wearer may prefer. Over these 
tights, for the sake of looks, the regular short running pants 
should be worn. Of course every Marathon runner understands 
that a sweater is a necessary adjunct to the suit. For the upper 
garment a very light-weight sleeveless cotton shirt and a medium- 
weight sweater should be worn over this, with long sleeves, and 
preferably on the jacket type or with a “V” neck. 

The main reason why a pair of worsted tights are best for the 
lower garment is due to the fact that they are absolutely porous 
and allow enough air to get through to refresh the runner and 
at the same time they absorb perspiration and are very elastic 
and not hampering in any way the movements of the runner. It 
is necessary, of course, in getting these tights to have the correct 
measurement for the waist, and the length of the inseam from 
the crotch to the heel, where the full tight is worn, and if without 
feet, from the crotch to the ankle. 

The reason gray is suggested is on account of there being abso¬ 
lutely no color to come off on the wearer, being made from a 
specially spun wool combined of the natural color of the black 
and white sheep and mingled together and then spun, which pro¬ 
duces the gray effect. 

For the other or open months where there is little or no danger 
of cold, the ideal suit is the regulation running shirt and short 
running pants, such as is usually worn, together with the proper 
supporter, and in the early spring or fall it may be well to wear 
a long sleeve jersey. 

An athlete should always have one suit for practice purposes, 
and if used often it would be advantageous to get a couple of 
suits, giving the one a chance to dry out while the other is be¬ 
ing used. It is always safe to have two pairs of shoes, one for 
practice and one for running, and always be sure that your shoes 
fit right. Change the strings repeatedly and test them before 
you go to the mark in an important race. 



SAM MELLOR. JR., 

The veteran Yonkers Marathon runner. 



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DONT’S FOR MARATHON RUNNERS 

Don't, if you arc under eighteen years of age, attempt to exhaust 
yourself in long-distance or Marathon races. 

Don't wear light clothing in an outdoor race during the fall or 
winter. It is important to keep the body warm at all times. 

Don’t allow a trainer or handler to throw buckets of water on 
you while in competition. It is absolutely unnecessary and a 
detriment. 

Don’t wear spiked shoes in a Marathon race, either* indoor or 
outdoor. Always wear a well-fitting shoe, almost a tight shoe. 

Don’t, in practice, run yourself to a standstill. Make your prac¬ 
tice a pleasure. '' 

Don’t extend yourself unless in actual competition. In practice 
always have a reserve, and stop when you feel tired^or indisposed. 

Don't smoke, and don’t drink intoxicants. * if 

Don’t let anyone give you “dope” in a race. 

Don’t follow a man in a Marathon race who is going to run 
five or ten miles; let him have his practice run. 

Don’t think of starting in a Marathon race before having been 
examined by a physician some time prior to the race. 

Don’t think of starting in a Marathon race unless you have had 
months of preparation for it. 

Don’t, in the winter time, take'cold baths; they shock the 
.system and are of no value. 

Don’t try to have a regular diet when training for a Marathon 
.z-race: eat wha| von g et at home and eat plenty. 

Don t torget that iT^u are training and lose weight you must 
off-set it by wholesome food and drink of the right kind. 

Don’t fail to organize cross-country clubs and hare-and-hound 
runs : run with them for pleasure as often a^ you can, and extend 
the distance from time to time. 

Don’t start in a Marathon race with a new pair^of shoes. Have 
them tried and tested before you start. 

Don’t stop at the side of the road to be rubbed down, you will 
never get going again. 

Don’t stop in a Marathon race to change your shoes ; if you do 
you may as well retire from the race. 

Don’t'take any nourishment before go ing seventeen or eighteen 
tnilpc; If yr»ii rin on Thp distance. 

Don’t, an hour or so before a race, go ouf and" eat a very 
hearty meal. H 

Don’t get in the habit of drinking and ptrfig in a Marathon 
race; some prominent runners, do, but it.fs .^iot. beneficial,... 







OLYMPIC GAMES, 1908, 

The American runners at work at Brighton, England. Most of the work was done on a grass course. 










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MICHAEL C. MURPHY ON MARATHON 
TRAINING 

Copyright, 1909, by E. R. Bushnell, Philadelphia. 

Trainer Michael C. Murphy of the University of Pennsylvania, 
formerly of Yale, was requested by the American Olympic Com¬ 
mittee of 1908 to accompany the American team to the Olympic 
Games of London for the purpose of directing the training of the 
team. His success is a matter of history. He gives his ideas 
on Marathon training as follows: 

I am particularly pleased at the present revival, so far is it 
does not run to dangerous extremes. 

The present craze for Marathon running is certain to do a lot 
of injury to boys and young men who are looking for fame as 
distance runners. This is a praiseworthy ambition, but the 
average boy in confining himself to Marathon running is taking 
the very worst possible method to win the success he desires. 

In any event a man should not run such a long race as the 
Marathon without weeks of careful training and living. Conse¬ 
quently, I repeat, that unless you are endowed for this sort of 
running and have plenty of time at your disposal, you should 
confine your efforts to shorter distances in which you will get 
all the benefits without the evils. 

In preparing yourself for a long-distance race always keep 
this truth before you : “All th e glor v ever won in racing is not 
worth one month’s ill health.” In training during the fall and 
winter months always be careful to keep the body and throat 
warm and well protected. You should be particularly careful in 
this regard if you are working against a wind. Running out of 
doors without sufficient protection is the cause of most of the 
cramps that long-distance runners suffer from. A thick piece of 
brown paper pinned inside the jersey over the chest will be 
found a good protection against cold. 

If you are anxious to win races at five miles, ten miles or 
longer distances you should always start at much shorter dis¬ 
tances. Then if^ you find that you have the endurance you can 
gradually increase the distance until you can run thirty minutes 
or even an hour without being badly used ijp. Cross-country 
running is the best preparation I know of for running the longer 
distances. This can be varied, possibly ever^ other day, with 
some faster work to keep up the speed. 

It is always well, even in cross-country running, to work out 
only a part of your full distance. When you feel like it you can 
work out a longer distance, or until you begin to feel tired. 




EDDIE CARR, 

Well-known distance runner of the Xavier A.A., New York, 




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Then you can ease up and catch your wind as you go along. If 
you cannot do this at first you might slow down to a fast walk. 
After a short time you will be able to judge what is your best 
pace. In this way you will always have left enough strength to 
increase your speed when necessary. 

Always be careful not to work out on hard pavement. Try 
and find a good road. This is always possible in the country, 
and for those who live in the city a suitable place can always 
be found outside the limits or in the park . Fr'y OUr tr^itTTTTTg- 
g:raund..i.i.,.saH-ie dis'tanrce-a-way go tl->t?i^- 4 rrTtre"sneiil Find 

a place to leave your clothes and then when you have had your 
workout put on warm street clothes. Always be careful to keep 
the body warm. When you get to your training quarters get a 
bath and a rubdown. 

You will never be sorry for taking the best possible care of 
yourself, for upon this depends half of your athletic success. If 
you are obliged to do much of your training on a gymnasium 
track you can avoid lame ankles by frequently running in the 
opposite direction. This will relieve the ankles of the severe 
strain which must come with constantly turning to the left. 

I would caution men training for five miles against running 
too many trials at the full distance. You will find plenty of 
races which you can enter when you are fit. Don’t go into one 
of these long races unless you are in condition. Fn-y^fcr^ince - to 
vvlrat—F-'-saicT^^OUt n pt riinja bi^-U^rmi g ^ h > r-inr full djxt^a^^rp in 
training - 1 iV^^i^-IcirowTry cdian^istr’ft^^ 

ners who fi ^ try tmts. They 
figuxgi^rrdliiaf-tht; 'exotement of the race would carry them the 
laj^f^^^o miles. Too many trials take the strength out of a man, 
whereas his running should add to his strength. Always keep 
this in mind, and your improvement will be certain. This advice 
is intended for the amateur. A professional can stand more 
work. 

While I do not think it is true that the average amateur who 
QwrTm^ten mile s can run the Marathon distance, I think it true 
''mat oneNvJ^^-cfSn rfilT’^iV^'^iles comfortably can run ten miles 
without injury. It means more work in preparation. For this 
latter distance the runner should do plenty of jogging six and 
seven miles. In training the speed should be varied considerably 
so that a man will know just what he can stand. 

I would recommend to all men running this distance that they 
sleep well, eat well, and keep close watch of their weight. Of 
course, you are bound to lose some weight getting into condi¬ 
tion, but after you once get into shape you can stay there with 
very little work, provided you always take good care of yourself. 







Photo by “The Amateur Athlete. 









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; You will find the first five or six weeks the hardest part of 
the training. Then, if you have taken good care of 3^ourself, 
you will begin to feel that you are getting in condition. Y'ou 
can then use your own judgment about letting down slightly in 
work for a time. But don’t think that you can lay off. No man 
can expect to cut his time for ten miles from fifty-eight to fifty- 
four minutes unless he indulges in plenty of hard work. 

To run the Marathon distance requires lots of endurance and 
plenty of courage. You will need the endurance in order to 
make any kind of headway in your training, and your courage 
usually comes to you after you begin to feel some confidence in 
3'ourself. This is a race that requires great strength and before 
you go into it ^pu should, go through the most rigid training. 

Tlfe number of men who are adapted to runs of this lengtli 
are very few, and many of them do not have time to do the hard 
training that the race requires. The Marathon runners on the 
American team were selected after careful elimination, but even 
they did not have time to do the severe training they should. 

This bjmigS'Trre'fQ'_a further explanation of my statement at 
the'Tcginning of this article.«iliat MarathoiT running'was dan- 
ger<ili^6r many youngsters the.',waiiL..the.v.. are traiiiing-for <t\ In 
orderYo'get 4 H--€«i 1 cntion for so hard a race as this a man slTould 
be able to run frequently for more than an hour. Oftentimes 
he needs to run two hours or more. Few young men who are 
students or work in shops or offices have the time to devote to 
this sort of training. But even if they had the time they would 
be unable to devote a corresponding amount of time to the rest 
which this sort of training makes absolutely necessary. This is 
the feature of training for Marathons which most ambitious 
youngsters overlook. It is also a principle of good health. Long 
periods of hard work call for a corresponding period of rest. 
This applies likewise to our daily life, though many people do 
not seem to realize it. I hold that no man under any circum¬ 
stances should force himself until he is dragged out. 

The amount of hard training which men can do in preparation * 
for long-distance races varies. Clerks who sit down most of the 
time can stand more than a man who is constantly on his feet. 
Johnny Hayes, the Marathon winner, was on his feet all day, 
and the only time he could devote to his tpining was in the 
evening, when he ran about three miles. If he ran farther than 
this he would lie off the next day and walk J)ne day with'a run 
the next. Forshaw, who had to spend his time at work, trained 
in much the same manner. who finished fourth, ran a 

little farther than either Hayes or "Fot^av^ti his preliminary 
training. 




THOMAS LONGBOAT, 

The Indiau who holds the record for a :Marathou (the Boston A.A. Marathon,. 
1907, made when an amateur). 

Photo by Evening World. 

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When we got to England I increased the distance of the Mara¬ 
thon runners to from twelve to thirty miles. They had nothing 
else to do, and as they were gaining in weight I knew they 
could stand the work. The thing to do is to run along easily, 
with as little effort as would be called for in a good walk. Then 
you will find that it does not take any more out of you to jog 
along eight or nine miles in the hour than it does to walk half 
as fast in the same time. 

When you have gotten into the swing it will become second 
nature to you and you will be able to travel a long way without 
tiring. I have known plenty of professionals who thought noth¬ 
ing of running along forty-six miles in six hours, and the six- 
day men often worked out from fifty to seventy-five miles every 
day. I might mention also that several of these veterans are 
alive to-day and are none the worse for their experience. But 
that is because they did nothing else and prepared themselves 
carefully for the long runs. 

The American Marathon runners during the last two weeks of 
their training several times went the full Marathon distance and 
did some pretty stiff training every day. But they had nothing 
else to-do and were able to take plenty of rest. For Marathon 
running I cannot lay down any hard and fast rules about the 
distance you should run. You must use your own judgment and 
consult your own feelings. If distance running be judiciously 
indulged in it will do you lots of good and make you a better 
man. But never forget that a month’s poor health is too heavy 
a penalty to pay for the glory of a race. The best recipe I 
know of for making champions is good food, good care, a clean 
life and a moderate amount of work. 

. I 

MAXIMS FOR LONG-DISTANCE WORK. 

Don't run races of ten miles or further unless you have lots of 
endurance and plenty of time for training. All the athletic glory 
in the world isn’t worth a month’s ill health. 

If Marathon running leaves you dragged out quit it. 

Every Marathon run demands a corresponding period of rest. 

Present' Marathon craze is like one of thirty years ago. 

No boy under eighteen should Marathon. 

Easy cross-country running is the best training for the Mara¬ 
thon. " _ 

Long-distance runners should be well nourished. 

When taking long runs, especially in cold weather, keep throat 
and chest well protected. 



MATT MALONEY AND HANDLER. 

Taken after he won the New York Evening Journal Marathon race from 
Rye, N. Y., to New York City. Photo shows his fine condition. 

Photo by Evening Journal. 








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TRAINING FOR A MARATHON 

BY MATTHEW MALONEY, 

Winner of the New York Evening Journal Christmas Marathon Run, 1908. 

Matthew Maloney of the Trinity Athletic Club of Brooklyn, 
N. Y., the winner of the great Marathon race held under the 
the New York Evening Journal, from Rye, N. Y., to 
’ office at Columbus Circle, New York City, in Decem- 
'^i’lte a series of articles on Marathon racing for that 
are reproduced herewith by permission of the 
nal: 

convinced that the Irish are the best long-distance 
do not say this because I won the Evening Journal 
Marathon, but because Johnny Hayes and Jim 
won similar events previous to me. 

.es a strong heart to win a 26-mile 385-yard run, and a 
jne at that, and I think the best-hearted athletes come 
the Emerald Isle. I knew when I was a lad in knicker- 
.ers I used to run and jump, and I saw those who have 
n champions before me do the same. 

1 was born in the County Clare, tw-enty-three years ago, and 
.s a babe I must have been athletically inclined. Of course, I 
don’t remember this; but, at any rate, I was told so. In my 
childhood days I used to find great pleasure in racing the boys 
and girls up and down the roads, and not a few times did I 
beat them out quite handily. 

I never dreamed that I would be an athletic star, but I liked 
the sport, and I would give as much time to it as I possibly 
could. I always kept myself in good condition, and although I 
liked the long-distance events, I came to the conclusion that it 
would be best to wait until I attained the age of twenty-one 
before I tried anything real hard, like a Marathon run. 

MARATHON RUNNING HARD. 

My advice to all those who have the Marathon fever is not to 
attempt it until they have attained the age of twenty-one. It is 
an awful strain on a boy, and it is likely to take at least five 
years from his life. It is hardly possible for a boy to run the 
distance without feeling some bad effect, and I attribute my 
success to the fact that I did not start until I was twenty-one 
years of age. ' 


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the J 
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par 

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IMATT ^^ALONEY. 

Another picture of the hoWer of the American Marathon record. 





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I got a good deal of experience at the Trinity Club, of Brook¬ 
lyn, and I can say that that club should get the honors for bring¬ 
ing me out. That the club appreciated my victory in the Even¬ 
ing Journal race was apparent, for when I got over there, the 
slaps on the back and the hand-shaking affected me more than 
the running of the race. I am sure it was harder, for the 
simple reason that I felt it more. 

As I said, I am twenty-three years of age, but the first Mara¬ 
thon I ever attempted was on Thanksgiving Day. It was simply 
a little practice I was after, for I knew there would be more 
Marathons to follow. 

I got more impressed with the Marathon idea the night before 
the Yonkers race. I was at Madison Square Garden and saw 
the Jtalian beat Johnny Hayes. My Irish blood was up for 
fair, not that I had any idea of meeting Dorando, but because 
it was natural that I would feel bad to see one of my country¬ 
men beaten. 

I stayed at the Garden late, but nevertheless decided to run 
to Yonkers. I went home, but met some friends, and we had 
something to eat, I got a few hours’ sleep and started for 
Yonkers, All the way up I was figuring out what kind of a 
stride it would be best to use. Finally I decided to use a six 
minute to a mile stride. 

I tried this in the race and it worked to perfection. At the 
: nineteenth mile I was well up, but somebody gave me a drink 
i and it was all over. The rest was dark to me until I was told 
! I had collapsed and was carried to the dressing room. 

; \V'hen I heard that Crowley had won that race I was pleased, 

I but I had made up my mind that I would get there sooner or 
j later, for I felt that I could go the distance and win. 

When the announcement was made that the Evening Journal 
was to hold a big amateur race it caught my eye. I knew I 
had to choose between that and the run to be held on New 
Year’s Day, and I soon made up my mind for the Evening 
Journal run. 

Of course it was a rather short notice, but I decided I could 
make it, I am responsible for my own preliminary work for 
the race, which I did in Yonkers without any trainer. I prac¬ 
tically got myself in shape, and I did this five days before the 
race at that. I had my pace down to perfection, and I knew 
that I would be capable of making the others hustle to beat me. 

How to get in shape for a Marathon race is a subject that I 
will talk more about later. For the present I want to say a 
word to those who are preparing for the next big race. 

I should advise all those under twenty-one to stop right where 




MATT MALONEY, 

Winner of the New York Evening Journal Marathon Race from Rye, N. Y., 

to New York City. 


I’hoto by Evening Journal 




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they are. It will do them no good and, as 1 said before, will 
do them very much harm. If you are over twenty-one and find 
you can stand the strain, you should run ten or fifteen miles 
twice a week until your muscles are hard enough to stand the 
Marathon distance. 

SHORT STRIDES TO WIN MARATHON. 

_In preparing for a Marathon race there are a great many 
1 ittl^iTRridentals that one must not overlook. It is far different 
than training for a sprint, 220, 440 or half-mile run. I have 
always made it my business to follow my training schedule to 
the letter. 

In rnaking preparations for a Marathon race, it is well for a boy 
to train himself quietly and find out how far he is able to run 
before putting in any appearance in a Marathon race. Gradually 
a boy will improve, if he does not overdo the thing. I tried 
myself first at five miles, increasing gradually to ten miles, then to 
fifteen, and so on, until I found that I could run twenty-five 
miles. 

When I am getting in shape or form for a race I never run 
^ myself to a standstill; I always like to hold a little in reserve, 
but I make it a point to run against time. Never do I run the 
full Marathon distance, twenty-six miles and 385 yards—except 
when in competition. 

I run about three times a week, running fifteen miles, walking 
ten miles next day, then run about four miles fast, walk from ten 
to fifteen miles again ; then comes my last run of the week, about 
eigl^'^iles, at a stiff’ clip, endeavoring to make my last mile as 
f^t as the first mile of that run. 

,^^When I am running, I try for some level roads, no pavements, 
if I can avoid them, for they hurt the feet. If your feet go back 
on you once, then you have to take and treat them well. I make 
that a point—that my feet are properly cared for. I wear well¬ 
fitting shoes and advise every long-distance runner to do so. 

In middle distance events such as a mile the ieet are raised 
rather high and a long stride taken. In the hundred-yard dash, 
for example, I think the longest possible distance should be 
covered in each stride, and as the distance lengthens the stride 
should be shortened. 

I am almost sure that at no time in the Evening Journal 
Christmas Marathon run did my stride exceed five feet, and for 
the most part it was not more than four feet. 

Another thing in training for a Marathon run is that the 
1 stride should be made from the knee, and not the hips. By 
[this, I mean the lower legs should be allowed to swing like the 





DORANDO PIETRI, 

Tbe famous Italian Marathon racer. 

Photo by Evening Tournal, 


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peiidukim of a clock, with the body tilted forward slightly so 
as ta take advantage of the natural momentunTHs.^ 

Of course, being well versed on all these fiiT^ pbints of the 
game, it would J)e_mu£h_ .^sier to show how to'do these things 
than it is,tO’ describe them in an article of this kind. 

I wiShTthat someone who is well versed at the game had given 
me instruction when I first became interested. I think it would 
have .saved considerable trouble. What I,know I had to learn 
by experience, and I have discovered many tricks that have been 
of great assistance to me. 

I am proud to say that I have a style that is all my own. It 
is somewhat similar to Johnny Hayes’s, and he used it with 
telling effect-in the Olympic championships. My style is not 
used by any long-distance runner, and I have mastered it as 
well as John Flanagan has mastered the triple turn in throwing 
the hammer. 

In training for a Marathon race, which is nothing more than 
an endurance test, the leg muscles are naturally the most impor¬ 
tant. A novice must be careful not to over-exert or strain them, 
for if he does he will injure them irreparably, and spoil what¬ 
ever chance he had of becoming a successful runner. Therefore, 
it is most important that the leg muscles be nursed with the 
utmost care. I cannot lay too much emphasis on this feature 
of training. 

I would not advise a runner to keep going until he gets ex¬ 
hausted. It may prove disastrous. Long, pliant muscles are the 
ones that carry a runner the greatest distance at the highest 
speed. Knotty muscles are useless for running. Effective run¬ 
ning muscles are little more than perceptible. They do not 
bulge out like the whipcords we often read about in profes¬ 
sional strong men, weight lifters and wrestlers. The develop¬ 
ment of these particular muscles should be uniform. 

Regarding running shoes, I like to have the soles of my shoes 
fairly stiff, .so as to keep the foot steady; if too pliable the foot 
bends on the inside and the result will be a blister on the foot 
and very soon it will begin to hurt, with the result that you are 
forced to stop and change your shoes—then you are through. 

In my experience I found it to advantage to go on the road 
with soles on my shoes, and I advise it for _Marathon running. 
Let the heels be at least one-quarter of an inch high. That is 
to say, heels that will be on the level with the soles of your 
shoes. There is great danger in running without heels. The 
danger lies in breaking down in the instep. Once that happens 
the athlete is crippled for life, and' I have seen many a promis¬ 
ing long-distance man go to the bad on that account. 




DORANDO IN ACTION. 

Taken while training at the Pastime Athletic Club grounds, New York. 







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I have never heard of the cure of a broken-down instep. I 
don’t mean by a broken-down instep that the bones themselves 
snap or break,’ but that the bones simply fall out of their 
natural sockets and are jumbled together. After this happens a 
runner walks without elasticity to his step, and he is apt to 
spend the balance of his life looking for patent shoes that will 
help him to walk comfortably. 

I once more come to the age limit. Those Marathon inclined 
should not start at the game until they have attained the age of 
twenty-one years. Cross-country running, if done in modera¬ 
tion, is very beneficial, but one must know what pace to take or 
he is very apt to strain himself. In the old country everybody 
runs cross-country, and the hill and dale game has the call. 
That is the reason these men have always been the topnotchers 
in long-distance running. . 

To use a proper stride is of great importance. The Indian 
lope is the best. Indians never raise their feet very high, and 
on this account have been known to run for twenty-four hours 
at this easy pace. The length of the legs makes no difference. 
Let no one with short legs be discouraged. Although my legs 
are far from being short, my theory is nevertheless that short 
legs are the best for long-distance racing. There are, however, 
many successful long-distance runners that have long legs. Long¬ 
boat has tremendous shanks. 

When running, I try to run naturally, as well as to breath 
easy, always bearing in mind that it is in the last five miles a 
Marathon is to be won or lost. 

When I toe the line for the start of a race, I do not like any¬ 
body to be annoying me as to my condition or form, and I never 
want to be long on the track before a race. I try to get on the 
spot on time and keep well covered. 

Smoking is bad. I have never used tobacco in any form. To 
the absence of nicotine from my heart and lungs more than to 
anything else I attribute my great success in winning the Even¬ 
ing Journal run. Diet also is important, and good condition is 
essential; a perfect heart and a good stomach are necessary, but 
with all this no man can win a Marathon if he smokes. 

As to what I use when in a Marathon race: I only chew gum. 
I take no drink at all, but it is well to have a little stimulant on 
hand, such as beef tea, should it be needed, and when I am 
running I try to get some competent men as handlers on the 
track, as good ones are needed there. 

When putting on the final edge for a run I am very careful of 
myself, so as not to get a cold. A cold affects one’s breathing 
and is a severe handicap. 


4 



THOMAS LONGBOAT, 

The famous Canadian Indian runner, showing his somewhat awkward method 
of holding his arms when running. 

Photo by Evening Journal. 


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There is one excellent rule that 1 have ‘followed out, and that 
is to avoid pastry and intoxicants. Roast meats of any kind are 
good. Fried meats I would advise be left alone. It is the best 
to broil steaks and chops. All meats should be well done. I 
do not approve of rare steaks and chops. There are many who 
think potatoes are not good, but I think potatoes are a good 
Irish food and the Irish make good long-distance runners. 

As to my rest: I rest as much as possible, sleep about eight 
hours every night, and try to get to bed before lo P.M., no later. 

My advice to every one entering a Marathon is: Never be a 
quitter, be game, punish yourself—for you have to—if you want 
to be a winner at the distance, and when the race is over, make 
sure that you are well protected about the chest and lungs, be 
well wrapped and do mot go around; go home, or go to some 
place where you know that you can have a comfortable bath and 
rubdown, and out of all excitement. 


RUNNERS LACKED TRAINING. 

I noticed in the race last Friday there were several who 
lacked the proper training for an endurance test of that kind. 
There were also many who started under the age of twenty-one 
years. Notwithstanding that it was a 26-mile run, it could not 
be classed as a Marathon run, but a run over a Marathon 
distance. I will acknowledge that the going was more severe, 
owing to the condition of the track, but there were no steep 
grades nor mud puddles to wade through. 

These are the handicaps we must expect to run up against in 
a Marathon run, and one must also prepare for this while train¬ 
ing. He must study these conditions the same as he does a 
map at school. Marathon running is not an event that you only 
go 880 yards or one mile on a finely groomed track. It is a 
run where you will meet all kinds of obstacles. To overcome 
these you must be at your best—yes, as fine as silk. If you 
can’t get down to that, then give up the idea of ever making a 
Marathon runner. 

There are a great many who train for a Marathon—in fact, 
for any long distance run—who go to the bad right from the 
start. I have noticed many who do not know how to hold their 
hands. The hands must be kept low and your feet close to the 
ground. One must run as natural as possible. Fancy stunts 
must be entirely cut out, as they will never win a race of any 
kind. Another thing, don’t let the idea run away with you that 
you know it all, for you don’t, nor do I. There is still lots I 
can learn. 


ALFRED SriRUBB. 

Another characteristic pose of the famous English runner. 

Photo by Evening Journal. 




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HOW TO BREATHE PROPERLY. 

When out on the road running breathe easily, and if you find 
it more comfortable to breathe with your mouth open, open up 
and get the fresh air. Don’t open your mouth until you need 
the air. Go along on a nice easy jog, and if you feel that you 
are going too fast, let up a little. 

In watching young men training I have noticed a tendency to 
drink cold water before the bodies have become cooled. This 
is a rather fatal mistake. It is harmful to the stomach. All 
the efforts to harden the stomach by exercising the muscles are 
rendered null If cold water is taken within fifteen minutes after 
a physical strain of this kind. 

You take men like Mike Murphy, A 1 Copeland, Ernie Hert- 
berg, Bernie Wefers and other well-known trainers. They say 
water should be sipped in small quantities, so that the stomach 
has the proper chance of cooling gradually, thereby preventing 
it from being subjected to a harmful shock, which w’ould surely 
follow if taken by the glass. 


HOW TO TRAIN FOR A MARATHON. 

For those who are going to train for a Marathon race I think 
I can safely recommend a run three times a week, beginning at 
two miles and gradually working the distance up to fifteen miles. 
Now, I don’t say to run fifteen miles three times a week. This 
distance can be run once a week, until the muscles are hard 
enough to stand the Marathon distance. 

Now, the proper treatment after a race is very important. 
There should be as much care taken of the feet as the leg mus¬ 
cles. The feet will harden as the training proceeds. They 
should be rubbed with witch hazel and nursed most carefully. 
It may not be generally known that a Marathon runner suffers 
from blisters on his feet more than any other way. At no time 
in the Evening Journal run was I distressed. 

In preliminary training I drink milk at every meal in prefer¬ 
ence to coffee, which is somewhat hard to digest, and for that 
reason should be discarded. A milk diet will sustain a man in 
a contest that requires endurance. It replaces the tissues that 
are burned up in long distance races. 

My first real hard race was in the six-mile national junior 
cross-country championships over the Celtic Park course. Be¬ 
fore I started I could feel the athletic sharps watching me. I 
was green at the game, and although I felt somewhat nervous, 
I made up my mind that I must go along if it killed me. I 



LONGBOAT IN TRAINING. 

lakeii in wiuter time. Note gloves and heavy sweater. The body should 

always be kept warm. 





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kept plugging along, and to my surprise I finished third, thereby 
winning the team prize for the Trinity Club. 

The next important event was the ten-mile A. A. U. champion¬ 
ship. Although the distance was longer, I stuck to it and fin¬ 
ished seventh. I then got an idea that I could run much longer 
distances, and as a result I entered the Yonkers meet. 

Before the start of the Evening Journal Christmas Marathon 
I made up my mind that I had to beat Crowley. I knew there 
were other cracks entered, but the only man I actually feared 
was the Irish-American A.C, man. 

When I arrived in Rye, the starting point, I was accompanied 
by my attendant, Harry McGrath. Among my friends present 
in an automobile were J. J. Lynch, J. J. Corkery and D, C. 
l\olan. 

‘‘Matt,” said -McGrath to me, “I want you to win to-day. You 
can do it, I am sure.” 

“I will try my best, Harry, and if I don’t land the prize it 
won’t be my fault.” 

' - STRAY DOG HIS MASCOT. 

Just then a big brown dog trotted along, and I said: “Harry, 
keep him with you until the start, and if he follows me 1 will 
win.” . 

' Naturally, it was my desire to win the Evening Journal’s big 
event, and when I started off with the bunch my heart went 
pit-apat. “That will never do,” I said to myself.’ “I must not 
get nervous,” and 1 threw off that feeling at once. 

I set out Qii my usual pace, six minutes to the mile. After 
going a mile, I looked around, and sure enough I was being 
followed by the dog, who, by the way, quit at the seventh mile, 
at which stage of the race 1 took the lead from Crowley, who 
had been leading up till then. 

I was going fine, not a bit worried. My stride was easy. My 
attendant in the autocar was right alongside of me. There were 
many good runners behind me, such as Fred Lorz, James Clarke, 
John Ressinece; but, ,1 said to myself, forget everyone else in 
the race, but remember you have to beat Crowley. 

At this stage of the race it seemed as if Crowley was not 
going as fast as 1 was. It seemed strange, for Crowley had 
the best of the road. However, it was fair going where I was, 
and I held,my own. T knew in my heart that I had Crowley 
beaten, and so I took my lime about things. Gradually T forged 
ahead, and inch by inch 1 opened up the gap between myself 
and my most dangerous opponent. 



THOMAS LONGBOAT, 

Ti’aining in winter outdoors for his Shrubb race. Properly clothed for w'inter 

outdoor work. 





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We soon struck the city limits and I heard the people shout¬ 
ing: “Who is in the lead?” I could see the thousands of men, 
women and children, and heard them cheering. 

It then came to me to try for a record. I let out a few links 
and increased my speed a little, but not too much, for I wanted 
to have a little left for a sprint. The time for the sprint finally 
came and I turned on full power. When I came to the finish 
I did not know where to go, so I jumped in an automobile. It 
happened to be the car in which was Mr. Sullivan, but he said: 
“Go ahead and cross the tape!” 

I was no sooner into the Evening Journal office at Columbus . 
Circle than I was lifted in the air and carried around the place. 
“You broke the world’s record,” they shouted. This was indeed 
pleasing to me, and I will never forget it. 

After the race I, naturally, congratulated Crowley. He ran a 
game race, but I proved the better man. Mr. Sullivan slapped 
me on the back and said that I did great work. “You made 
the best time ever made,” said he. “Two hours, thirty-six min¬ 
utes, twenty-six and one-fifth seconds. That is a new record, 
my boy.” 



ALFRED SHRUBB, 

The world’s greatest distance runner. Note the common-sense clothing worn 
by him in his winter outdoor work. 





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EDGREN’S ADVICE TO YOUNG RUNNERS 

Mr. Robert Edgren, the well-known athletic authority of the 
Evening World, was the first one to come out boldly on the ques¬ 
tion of schoolboys practising for Marathon running in the dead 
of winter with insufficient clothing, and he severely criticiz:ed the 
hoys’ friends and trainers where the latter permitted boys to run 
outdoors scantily clad, as some do. With his ably written article 
a cartoon was published, and at once the question of proper cloth¬ 
ing for those who wanted to run outdoors,during the winter was 
intelligently discussed. 

Mr. Edgren also started the discussion as to whether it was 
good judgment for young boys to train for ■ or compete in 
Marathon races, that is, his article on the subject certainly started 
the agitation which is now being so successfully carried on. It 
is the unanimous opinion of experts that a schoolboy or youngster 
should not train for or compete in a Marathon race, and those 
Marathon runners who compete during the winter months should 
clothe themselves as the greatest runners in the world do. Else¬ 
where in this book will be found pictures of Shrubb and Longboat, 
showing how careful they are to wrap up when they are forced 
to practice outdoors in the winter time. 

The next authority to follow Mr. Edgren on the subject of 
youngsters competing in Marathon races and not being properly 
clothed in the winter time is Mr. Michael C. Murphy, the world- 
famous coach of the University of Pennsylvania, who had charge 
of the American team that carried off the honors at the Olympic 
Games in London. Mr. Murphy, in a very capable article that is 
reproduced in this book, takes the same stand as Mr. Edgren. 

When two such athletic experts agree, it is time that the club 
managers follow suit and, in the first place, refuse the entry of 
any athlete who is not able to go at least part of the distance. 
In the second place, if they run outdoors in the winter time, and 
it is all right to do so, they must be properly clothed. Thirdly, 
a .schoolboy should not be encouraged to train for distance run¬ 
ning or for a Marathon race, 















r- ;:-v. •■> 


OLYMPIC G^.MES, LONDON, 1908. 

On the road In the Marathon Race—'No. 33, L. Tewanina, U.S.A., the« Indian; No. 24, Joseph Forshaw, U.S.A. 

Photo by the Sport and General Illustrations Co., London 



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TRAINING FOR A MARATHON 

BY JOE FORSHAW, ST. LOUIS 

Joe Forshaw is a leading Marathon runner of the Southwest 
and was selected by the American Olympic Committee as a 
member of the American team to compete in the Olympic Games 
at London in 1908. Forshaw gave a good account of himself 
and justified the wisdom of the committee in selecting him, as 
he finished third in the great Marathon race from Windsor to 
the Stadium, being only beaten by Hayes and Hefferon. 

Forshaw’s account of how he came to enter athletics and his 
manner of training follows: 

As I intend to dwell somewhat on the benefits accruing from 
sane indulgence in the sport of cross-country and Marathon 
running, I will begin with my early history, as it will show a 
remarkable physical contrast to my later life. 

As a child I was exceedingly delicate, so much so in fact that 
my parents were compelled to take me out driving for the fresh 
air, and even give me considerable wine as a stimulant. I was 
very subject to fainting spells up to the age of seven years; 
often at play I would stumble and fall in a faint. This hap¬ 
pened dozens of times, until they feared that I would never live 
to maturity; some said I had a weak heart. 

I distinctly remember how abruptly these fainting spells came 
to an end, a very strenuous physical effort one Indian summer 
day being the turning point. On this occasion, in company with 
my father and some other nimrods, I covered just thirt}^ miles 
on foot, walking leisurely, of course. 

After this I never fainted again and also got rid of a habit 
of gasping for breath, which had been very annoying. I got 
more and more in the habit of taking long tramps, and grew 
much stronger. I was always fond of playing games calling for 
a good deal of running, and prided myself on being able to 
outlast all the boys in the neighborhood, though I could not 
keep their pace for shorter distances. We had a place a little 
over a quarter of a mile around, and though competing in no 
events, nor having any prospect of doing so, we used to run 
each other around our improvised track, several times a week, 
seeing who could last the longest. At this time there were no 
athletics at all in the public schools in our section of the country. 

I always did a great deal of skating, covering many a time as 
high as fifty miles and thinking nothing of it, and when an 
artificial ice rink was opened in St, Louis in 1899 I entered all 







OLYMPIC' (JAMES, 1908. 

The loug-dii?tance squad of the American team at work at Brighton, England. 




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the skating contests, and won most of them. The summer fol¬ 
lowing this, encouraged by my success in the first actual compe¬ 
titions I had ever taken part in' I entered the bicycle races at 
the first annual field day of the St. Louis High School and, 
though having only trained about four days, I succeeded in win¬ 
ning two out of four events in which I. entered. 

After this I indulged principally in skating, until that suffered 
a decline through the closing of the ice rink, and for a time I 
had more or less of a dull time, outside of a little swimming I 
did in the summer and some tennis playing, but it was not for 
long, as the Missouri A. C. having been organized, I joined it, 
as I thought I wotdd enjoy the swimming' feature of the club. 
I had no intention of running at this time, but I was not in it 
long till I got to exercising around the gymnasium, and when 
I heard of their going to hold a little closed meet, and that 
there was to be a half-mile and a mile run on the programme, 
I decided to call on some of the resq-ve lung power I had 
exhibited when younger. I succeeded in landing a' second and 
a third out of this. 

I have cited the foregoing instances of my experience to show 
what athletics, when practised in moderation, can do for a boy 
who is inclined to be ph3^sically weak. As this article is in¬ 
tended principally as a description of how a Marathon runner 
trains, T will confine myself to that subject. 

In the beginning of the season, starting about January i, I 
take cross-countr\^ runs, starting with easy runs of about three 
miles, and gradually increasing the distance each week. For the 
first month or so, I only take the weekly run; after that I begin 
taking short runs twice or three times a week, in the morning 
before breakfast, and doing a good deal of walking. I often 
walk as much as ten miles in a day, as I consider it veiry good 
preparation for a long run. 

I'he mid-week runs vary from four to ten miles, after the 
first month ; the Sunday runs vary from ten to fifteen miles. I 
continue on this schedule until about April, when I may take 
one or two long runs, say about twenty miles, and about two 
weeks before the race may go over the full course once, walk¬ 
ing, say, the first five or six miles, and then running the bal¬ 
ance, the object being to measure the distance well and the 
speed I can stand without making too much of a hard race of 
it, and taking all the run out of myself before the actual race. 

This is a rough schedule of the manner in which T train at 
home while at work, and it is best suited to conditions as they 
are with me at home. Our work last summer in England in 
preparation for the Olympic Marathon was somewdiat more 
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do for a month or so but prepare for the race. We were capable 
of standing much heavier training. We found that we put on 
weight very rapidly, in spite of running all the way from ten 
to twenty miles each day, with the exception of Sunday. The 
climate at Brighton, where we prepared for the race, was very 
good .for running, as it was cool and not in the least inclined 
to be oppressive. 

The many hard trials that we ran there were a great benefit, 
whereas the same amount of work at home would make me 
stale and run down to nothing by the time of the race. 

I eat only good substantial food—meat, potatoes, eggs, rice 
pudding, custard, and drink water, tea and colYee, abstaining 
from pastry and heavy food. 

The only period when my diet is really strict is about the last 
week previous to a big race, when I cut out bread and eat dry 
toast in its stead and confine myself to meat twice a day, with 
eggs—always soft boiled—for the other meal. I also cut out 
potatoes and eat only a little fruit during this period, the object 
being not to put on any extra weight or load down the stomach. 
The last five or six days before a Marathon I rest, doing no 
running whatever. I drink little or no water the last week or 
so, and take in its place weak tea. 

I have found it a good thing to take a mild laxative about a 
week before a race; say if you are to run on Saturday, take a 
half bottle of citrate of magnesia on Monday morning, and the 
other half bottle at night . This will thoroughly flush the system 
and put it in the best shape for the race, as one will fully re¬ 
cover inside of twenty-four hours from, whatever temporary 
weakening effect it might have. 

As to the taking of stimulants during the race, I will say that 
I know from actual experience that the full race can be covered 
in creditable time without so much as a single drop of water 
being taken or even sponging of the head—I have done it my¬ 
self. This of course is when in perfect trim. 

I do not believe in eating during the race, as it can scarcely 
benefit one, as no nourishment can come from the food till 
digested, and the race will be finished before the food would be 
digested. 

If one feels that he must eat something, I would suggest some 
malted milk tablets or some good quality milk chocolate, but 
the less you take in a race the better off you will be. 

To cool the head and the blood in general on a hot day, 
sponge the head with bay rum, as its rapid evaporation pro¬ 
duces a cool sensation, but be careful not to get it in the eyes. 

In the actual running of a race, a great deal naturally depends 
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It is well to remember, however, that the race is twenty-six 
miles and not fifteen or twenty, and though you may lead by a 
large margin in the early stages it does not follow that you 
will maintain it to the end Always run well within yourself 
until you are in striking distance of home, say the last eight or 
ten miles, then, if you have anything left in you and feel strong, 
go out and run till you drop. 

This was the policy I followed in London, just running as 
fast as I could without distressing myself for the first fifteen 
miles; as soon as I passed the post, “eleven miles to the Stad¬ 
ium,” I increased my pace a little and gradually passed one 
after another of those who had been with the leaders in the 
early stages of the race and who at times had had long advan¬ 
tages over me. I finished fairly strong and walked from the 
field without assistance, after having gone to the swimming pool 
and bathed my head with water. 1 felt none the worse for my 
run the next day either; in fact, I was in good shape the same 
evening, though a little tired. 

I never ran a Marathon race until I was twenty-four years 
of age. I am twenty-eight now. I think that it is a little too 
much of a strain for immature boys or young men. I would 
advise one to wait till the age of twenty or twenty-one years 
and he will last longer as a runner, and likewise attain greater 
proficiency. It is a truth that early “phenoms” are often short¬ 
lived ones, and when they get older fail to show anything like 
the form expected of them from their earlier performances. 

Runs of six or seven miles are plenty long enough for the 
youngsters who have an ambition to become distance runners, 
and this class of work will lay a good foundation for their 
after development. 

And a word to both,old and young: Do not overdo it; don’t 
run too many Marathons; let there be a good period for rest 
and recovery between them; do not run yourself all out in your 
training and have nothing left for the actual contest; abstain 
from intoxicants; be regular in your habits, eight or nine hours’ 
sleep in twenty-four, and rise and retire at the same hours every 
day if possible. A clean and temperate life is one of the essen¬ 
tials to success in the distance running game. 

I do not think that Marathon running has any detrimental 
effect on one’s health, as I have yet to feel any ill effects from 
it, after running in them for four or five years. I have com¬ 
peted in about eight Marathons all told, and have never failed 
to finish thus far. The worst I ever did was ninth, at Athens 
in 1906. Outside of this instance I never got below fourth; so 
I can be said to have indulged in some very hard running, and 
to-dav I am enjoying the best of health. 



GEORGE V. BKOWX, 

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HOW TO MANAGE A MARATHON 

BY GEORGE V. BROWN, 

Who successfully manages the Annual Marathon Race of the Boston Athletic 
Association, held on April 19 of each year, which has become 
the “Derby” of American Marathon racing. 

To successfully manage a Marathon race requires far more 
detail arrangements than the ordinary person has any idea. 
Weeks, and, in fact, months of preparation have to be spent if 
you want to have the proper results on the day of the race. 

The Marathon, recognized as the American Marathon, held 
yearly under the auspices of the Boston Athletic Association, 
has two very essential things ready previous to beginning _ the 
detail. These things are the date which always comes on Patriot’s 
Day, April 19, and the course, which has always been the same, 
from Ashland to Boston. 

These two very necessary things over, the next is to have your 
race sanctioned by the Amateur Athletic Union of America. 
After your sanction, your entry blanks, describing in detail your 
entire course and conditions which govern your race. 

Next is it essential you should obtain entries from as many 
“stars” as possible, and sometimes it requires a great deal of 
diplomacy and correspondence to obtain this end. I might say 
here that the Boston Athletic Association offers no inducements 
other than the valuable prizes given to any athlete competing, as 
no expenses of any kind are ahowed visiting athletes. 

When the entries start coming in, of course the newspapers 
are anxious to obtain these, and are after the picture of any 
entry of note. 

Your officials for'the race must be chosen, and I take great 
•pleasure in stating that the Athletic Committee of the Boston 
i Athletic Association prides itself in getting the best officials 
: possible, always trying to keep “favorites” one side, and only 
having capable, hard-working, interested officials, from the 
referee down; and I feel I can say that from past experiences the 
officials in the Boston race are as good as in any similar race 
in the world, something which helps the management far more 
than an outsider would think. 

The physicians also play a very important part m a success¬ 
fully managed race, and again the Boston A. A. has been exceed¬ 
ingly fortunate in having such men as Dr. Williams, Dr. John 
Bapst Blake, and Dr. John H. Cunningham, with their able 
corps of assistants looking after the medical end of the race. 


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No better tribute can be given these successful physicians than 
the statement that not a single accident physically has happened 
to the runners in this race in twelve years. The absence of 
reputable physicians examining athletes previous to the start 
was one of the forcible things which immediately attracted my 
attention in my visit to at least two other cities. 

A week or so previous to the race, it is an excellent idea to 
go over the entire course to see how everything looks, and to 
make preparations at the start. The police headquarters of the 
various towns are visited, and the chief interviewed regarding the 
policing of the course through the various cities. 

After the close of the entries, everything has been arranged, 
the special train to bring the athletes and bicycle riders has been 
arranged for, the number and bands for the bicycle riders are 
ready, the official flags for the various automobiles have been 
distributed and the clerk of the course is already aboard the 
train, ready to check off the athletes. 

When the country hotel in Ashtand is reached, a light lunch is 
served for riders and runners, and the doctors are busy as bees 
examining each and every competitor. 

, Already the clerk is shouting throughout the house that all 
competitors must be at the start five minutes before twelve, and 
the many runners and attendants are making ready for the start. 

' The Boston race is scheduled for noon to start, and never yet 
has it failed to leave on time. The runners are warned several 
times regarding this, and nothing is left undone to have the 
starter's gun ready on the second of noon. 

This is indeed a very necessary thing, as the old Marathon 
runner has arranged to eat at a certain time, and if kept very 
long waiting, loses his schedule in more ways than one. The 
public also in the various towns also appreciate this punctual start, 
.as they have occasion to compare the time of the leaders with 
previous years. 

One race 1 have in mind in which I had two Boston boys as 
competitors, was scheduled to start at i :oo P. M., and it was 
just twenty-five minutes of three when word was given to go. 
So many things were wrong in this race, it is needless to enumer¬ 
ate them. Right here I want to impress on the manager of a 
Marathon something which is very often forgotten, and that is 
arranging to take competitors’ clothes to the finish. For years 
we have arranged with the express company which is ^in close 
proximity with the Ashland Hotel to bring competitors’ clothes^ 
liack to Boston; but the best way is to obtain a large automo¬ 
bile truck which will not only be large enough for the baggage, 
but can also carry the runners who were obliged to quit run- 



ALFRED SimUBB. 

On the mark for outdoor winter practice. Properly clothed. 

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ning.^ After the start is where the officials commence working; 
the timers are taking time of the leaders at various points. The 
referee is everywhere along the course, riding back and forth. 
The clerk is busy giving orders and checking. The inspectors 
are watching for any assistance given the runners. The checkers 
are doing their duties at their scheduled points. The chief of 
the bicycle corps is keeping the right rider with each man. Some¬ 
thing very necessary, as usually every rider wants to accompany 
the leader. 

In the Boston A. A. race it is absolutely impossible for a runner 
anywhere near the leaders to obtain unlawful assistance such as 
stealing a ride, etc. 

Besides the officials in automobiles, we have placed several 
checkers all along the line, at points where we make special effort 
not to have them known, and these men are exceedingly careful 
to see that no runner passes them without being checked. 

About a mile or so from the finish the referee, judges at finish, 
and timers pass the leaders to be at the finish before the leader. 

The streets leading to the finish are excellently policed and 
roped off, and none but the official cars are allowed to accompany 
the leaders through the last few miles of the race. It is here the 
mounted police take every precaution to keep the crowds back 
and in no way have the runners interfered with. 

When the finish is reached, the time and position of every 
runner is carefully taken. The competitors and assistants _ are 
allowed access to the gymnasum, where they are again examined 
by the physicians. A lunch is served both riders and competitors, 
and after awarding the prizes, the Marathon is over. 

CONDITION OF THE ATHLETES IN THE TWELFTH 
ANNUAL AMERICAN MARATHON. 

By Dr. John H. Cunningham, Chief Examining Physician. 

In the Twelfth Annual American Marathon, so far as can be 
learned, no drugs or alcohol were taken by the runners. The 
necessity for making such a rule as the above was dependent 
upon the fact that in previous Marathon runs men who, becoming 
fagged, employed alcohol, digitalis, strychnine or cocaine, were 
in the worst physical condition and often in a state of collapse. 
Many of the men not finishing these races have stated that they 
fell unconscious soon after taking the stimulants. The fine con¬ 
dition of the men in this year’s run is gratifying, and substan¬ 
tiates the belief that stimulation has no place in such a contest, 
but they should depend rather upon long preparation for the event. 

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know the ultimate effect of undergoing such a severe physical 
strain as the Marathon race really is. So far as can be learned, 
none of the contestants in the runs of previous years have suffered 
any permanent ill. effects, and many of the runners have been 
participants for three or four years. It is significant, however, 
that the race has never been won twice by the same man, with 
the exception of Caffrey, who captured the event in 1900 and 1901. 

The medical examination of the runners showed them to be in 
good condition at i the start; there were only a few who were 
,warned not to continue if they became over-tired, and not one 
was forbidden to start. When it is necessary to examine 125 men, 
distributed over a cpuntry hotel, and to finish the task within 
an hour and a half, it is obvious that the examination cannot be 
either exhaustive or elaborate. It was, therefore, decided to 
limit the examination to the heart and the general condition as 
shown by external appearances and a brief inquiry into training 
and general health. At the finish, also, heart and general condi- 
ition constituted the scope of the inquiry. The cold wind and the 
rain seemed to increase the exhaustion in many cases, though 
some runners thought the conditions favorable. The winner and 
second man were both strong and fresh when they reached the 
gymnasium, in spite of the somewdiat spectacular finish in the 
street below. Foley, the fifty-year-old contestant, finished this, 
his third race, in excellent shape. None of those who completed 
the run were in an alarming condition, though several were much 
exhausted. Taken as a whole, it may be said to have been the 
best of the Marathon races, both as to the performance of the 
runners, and as to their physical condition at start and at finish. 
The examining physicians were: 

John H. Cunningham, M.D.; H. K. Boutwell, M.D.; George 
Cogswell, M.D.; G. Blake, M.D.; F. H. Lahey, M.D.; J. B. 
Blake, M.D. 

PREPARATIONS MADE FOR THE EVENT. 

^ The following sample circulars and announcements of the 
Boston A. A. Marathon Race shows the thorough manner in 
which every detail is looked after, and is very useful to managers 
of a Marathon race on account of its completeness. 

BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. 

Thirteenth Annual American Marathon Run. 

Ashland to Boston, Mass., April 19, 1909 (Patriots’ Day). 

On Monday, April 19, 1909 (Patriots’ Day), the Boston A. A. 
will hold the Annual Open American Marathon Race, distance 
of twenty-five miles, over the same course as follows: 



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Start near Stevens Corner, one mile beyond the depot at 
Ashland, down toward the depot, and in an almost straight road 
through South Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton Lower 
Falls, to the large signboards on the right of the road, take road 
left on to the new boulevard which points directly through the 
Newtons, Chestnut Hill, leaving the Reservoir on the right, then 
Beacon Street, right into Exeter Street, finish at Boston A. A. 
Club House. 

Each man will be accompanied by a bicycle rider, who will 
give all the necessary assistance. Start will be made at exactly 
noon. As the railroad runs parallel with the course for the 
greater part of the distance, every man may feel that the rail¬ 
road train is handy, should he desire to stop. Each man’s atten¬ 
dant will see that he is given every attention, and should the 
runner desire to stop, through any cause whatevei^he will attend 
to him until he is safely aboard a train or car. 

Intending competitors must realize that a course of training 
is necessary for such a long distance, and that it would be unwise 
to attempt to run in this race without preparation. 

Prizes will be given to the first eight men and a souvenir to the 
following twenty-five men who may finish after the prize winners. 
Souvenirs will also be presented to each caretaker of all contes¬ 
tants being placed. 

The start will be made at Ashland at 12 M. Arrangements 
will be made for the competitors at the hotel near the start. 

All competitors must be registered athletes, in accordance with 
Amateur Athletic Union Rules. 

Start at exactly noon. 

No athlete under eighteen years of age will be allowed to 
compete. 

The right to reject any entry is reserved. 

The entry fee will be $1.00 and entries will close on April 14, 
1909, with 

George V. Brown, 

Boston A. A., Exeter St, Boston, Mass. 

s.,^^AMERICAN MARATHON. 

Held UNDER^ uArTri > 3 or Se^Qjii^^^HLETic Association. 

The attention of contestants and tramers“ 1 ^“T:alled to the fol¬ 
lowing : 

Boys under seventeen years of age cannot compete. 

No* severe work should be done in the week preceding the 
race. Long runs and tests of endurance should be finished before 
that time. 



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Take special care of the feet, bathing them in warm water, 
then in alcohol, and rubbing them with vaseline. 

It is very important that the contestants should eat simple food, 
plainly cooked. Food should be eaten slowly and chewed thor¬ 
oughly, and taken in moderate quantities. Avoid sweets and 
indigestible foods of all sorts. Drink water between meals. 

Avoid ham, pork, fried meats, candy, sweet cakes and puddings, 
and eat plenty of fruit raw and cooked; stewed prunes, baked 
apples, apple sauce, oranges and grapes are particularly good. 

Alcohol in any form is positively forbidden before, during and 
immediately after the race. It never does good and usually does 
harm. Avoid tobacco. 

During training, sleep at least eight hours each night; have a 
window open in the sleeping room. 

In practice, unless running hard, breathe through the nose. 

Disregard of the foregoing shall be considered sufficient grounds 
for disqualification by the physician in charge. 

Any further particulars desired may be obtained by applying to 

George V. Brown, 

Boston A. A., Exeter St., Boston, Mass. 

NOTICE TO COMPETITORS. 

You will leave Boston at 7 A. M. and 9:15 A.M, via Boston 
& Albany R. R., South Terminal Station, for Ashland, at which 
place you will arrive at 7:50 and 10:05. Go to the hotel opposite 
the depot, where rooms will be provided for you to dress for the 
race, and you must be ready to start -^tt 12 noon. You will be 
notified at the hotel, by the Clerk of the Course, as to the starting- 
place, etc., and can make arrangements for eating there, should 
you desire to do so. There must be no delay. You will be com¬ 
pelled to furnish your own eatables and drinks while on the road. 
The Bicycle Corps men will be provided with water-bottles; and 
this is all they are asked to provide. You will see that your 
clothes are done up in a small bundle, as the Bicycle Corps men 
will not carry dress-suit cases, but only a small bundle, and it 
would be better if you can have a friend there who will take care 
of your clothes. There will be an electric car leave Ashland 
after the race is started to carry any one to So. Framingham, 
at which place trains will leave at 12:18, 12:55 ^^d i :27 P.M. for 
Boston. These trains arrive at Irvington Street, Boston, which 
station is near the club-house. Each runner will have the assist¬ 
ance of two bicycle riders from the Massachusetts Volunteer 
Militia, who will give all the necessary assistance. Do not 
impose on them. They are just as anxious to bring you in at the 
finish as you are to get there yourself. The route will be as 





DIAGRAM OF COURSE MADE FROM BLUE PRINT FURNISHED THE 
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CLASSIC MARATHON RACES 

ATHENS MARATHON RACE, 1896. 

The following account of this race is taken from “The Olympic 
Games,” published by Charles Beck, Athens: 

A great number of champions were entered for this race. The 
starters, to the number of twenty-five on the evening before 
the race, went to Marathon, where they passed the night, being 
in charge of a special commissioner. The following day, at 
2 o’clock, they were taken to the bridge at Marathon, which had 
been chosen as the starting point. After having dr^wn their 
positions they were arranged in two lines. The race was started 
by Col. M. Papadiamantopoulos, who acted as official starter. 
The runners, lightly clad, strated* off, followed by their atten¬ 
dants on bicycles, and officers on horseback, who guarded the 
journey. Doctors were stationed along the route to give aid in 
case of need. The race was attended by many dramatic incidents. 
At Pikermi the Frenchman, M. Lemursiaux, was leading, fol¬ 
lowed by the Australian Flack, the American Blake, the Hun¬ 
garian , Kelneso and then the Greek runners, the first being 
Laurentis. On the road the inhabitants of the Attican village 
took great interest in the runners, and it is a matter of record 
that they gave all the runners great encouragement without 
regard to their nationality, and offered them refreshments. Some 
of those who, through fatigue, retired from the race, were taken 
care of by friends. 

In passing Pikermi, Loues, from Maroussi, took a glass of 
wine and asked information in relation to the preceding runners. 
At this point he was apparently in perfect condition and felt 
confident he would pass the leaders. Blake, the Ameripn, stopped 
after going about twenty-three kilometers, and Vassilakos went 
into third place. At Karvati, Lemursiaux was still leading, with 
Flack still second. The crown that the peasants had prepared 
under the arch of triumph as a prize for the first who arrived 
there was placed on the head of the Parisian; and then came the 
climb up the hill. The Frenchman was very tired, and was 
passed by Flack. Meanwhile Loues had been gradually drawing 
nearer to the leaders; he was followed by a crowd from his 
village, forming a sort of guard of honor. 

About the thirty-second kilometer Lemursiaux, the French¬ 
man, Staggered and fell and was taken away. At the thirty-third 
kilometer Loues c_atches Flack and passes him and continues in 



I'HE FINISH OF THE 1896 OLYMPIC MARATHON. 
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the lead until the thirty-sixth kilometer. At the thirty-seventh 
kilometer Loues increases his lead and Flack, despairing of vic¬ 
tory, collapses and is carried away unconscious. Loues’ arrival 
at the school Rhezari is announced by a cannon being fired, and 
the crowd along the road salute him as victor with shouts of 
encouragement. 

At the Stadium the spectators are anxiously waiting and are 
scarcely able to sustain their impatience; notwithstanding the 
interesting events, such as pole vaulting, high jumping, etc., it is 
impossible to fix the attention of the crowd. Suddenly a rumor 
is heard that the Australian is first, but the error does not la&^ 
long. The starter of the race enters the Stadium and announcei^ 
to the Royal Box that Loues was first. The news spread with 
the rapidity of lightning. The roar of the cannon announces the 
arrival of the Hellenic victor. All eyes were fixed on the entrance 
to the Stadium. After some moments, which appear like centuries, 
in came the victor dressed in white, sunburned and covered with 
dust. This is Loues, the winner of the fir^ IMarathon of modern 
day5. The Crown Prince and Prince George run with him, one 
on his right and the other on his left. Loues reaches the royal 
box and bows before His Majesty the King, who arises and 
waves his yachting cap in enthusiasm. Loues finished fatigued, 
but not exhausted. He has completed the distance of 40 kilo<!r^ 
meters in 2 hours 58 minutes and 20 seconds. Vassilakos finishes 
second in 3 hours 6 minutes 3 seconds. A young Athenian, M. 
Belokas, finished third in 3 hours 6 minutes 30 seconds. The 
Hungarian, Kelneso, was fourth. 

In connection with the Marathon Race at Athens in 1896 
Manager Graham, who took care of the American team, made 
the following remarks: “On the day of the Marathon Race, 
which was about twenty-five miles, the entire Grecian Army 
patrolled the course, and troopers rode behind the contestants 
to care for any who fell. Many of the runners cast aside their 
footwear, and very sensibly too, for the track was soft in some \ 
places. But for this Blake would have done better. He with- \ 
drew after going twenty miles. Loues, the Greek, who won the | 
race, has wonderful powers of endurance. This may be said | 
of all the Greeks. If it came to a question of endurance alone, I 
I fear the Americans would have fared badly. The Greeks are 
practically novices in athletics, but they learn quickly and will 
soon have some good men.” 

ATHENS MARATHON RACE, 1906. \ 

A Greek did not win the Marathon race, and for the good it 
would have done sport, it is too bad that a runner of that nation- 





TtlE FINISH OF THE MARATHON RACE, ATHENS, 1906. 

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ality did not carry off the honors. To be sure, we all give 
great credit to W. J. Sherrihg of Canada. He ran a plucky race 
and used great judgment throughout and is entitled to all the 
glory that naturally goes with a victory in this the most important 
race of the Olympic Games. 

The Greeks felt confident that they would win this event. Not 
only the Greeks but the representatives from a great many 
of the foreign countries predicted that Greece would surely have 
the winner. Among the Greeks themselves the greatest confi¬ 
dence prevailed. In discussing the race before it took place they 
would claim that “Greece had a very large entry in it; their men 
knew the course; the others did not, and furthermore, didn’t 
they win the Marathon Race in 1896?’’ They seemed to place 
too much reliance on Loues’ win in 1896. 

The field in 1906 was a different one. The men that came there 
from foreign countries were trained athletes—training for years. 
The competitors in the Marathon race were the pick of distance 
runners in their respective countries, and, as a result, the Greeks 
never had a chance, the first Greek home finishing fifth. It was 
clearly evident from observation and investigation that the Greeks 
did not go into the training of their Marathon men in a scien¬ 
tific manner. It is too bad they did not, for had they won I 
doubt if there would have been a man in the Stadium that would 
have been displeased. 

The Marathon race, of course, is a Greek event, and no amount 
of changing can alter it. The distance is about 26 miles. It 
starts from Marathon and finishes in the Stadium. The race was 
very well managed, the course patrolled perfectly, and no com¬ 
plaint can possibly be made by any of the contestants. There was 
not a soldier left in the barracks on the day of the Marathon 
race; they were all out on the course, to see that everything was 
conducted fairly. At about every five miles there was an emer¬ 
gency tent, with medical attendants to take care of those who 
desired to discontinue the race. Mounted officers followed the 
leaders, changing their mounts at about every five miles. 

The committee sent all of the contestants, numbering fifty- 
three, to Marathon the night before the race. This was quite a 
large number. It was said that the accommodations there were 
not up-to-date, and complaints were heard from some of the 
runners. It would have been better had the runners been sent 
out in the day of the race, instead of the night before, and they 
would have stood the journey much better. 

The race was started promptly at 3 P.M., and immediately the 
official watches were dispatched to the Stadium in charge of 
Reginald Caridia. At the crack of the starter’s pistol, Blake, 
the Australian, jumped to the lead; Will Frank, the American, 



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was next and Daly of Ireland was third. These positions were 
maintained by the runners for the first four miles, when Frank 
took the lead. He lead from about the fourth to the seventh 
mile, when Blake again took the lead, which he kept till about 
fifteen miles had been covered. Frank was second and Sherring 
third. At this point Sherring, who was running quite easily and 
with no effort whatever, took the lead and was never headed. 

Frank kept in second place until within a few miles of li Q^np.. 

when the Swede, Svanberg, passed him. Sherring, continuing 
first, had no trouble whatever in taking a decided lead and 
reached the Stadium eight minutes ahead of the second man. ! 

As Sherring- entered the Stadium he was met at the door by ’ 
Prince George, who ran with him the entire length of the 
Stadium, applauding him vigorously. The 80,000 people within 
the Stadium were Greek sympathizers, but they took their cue 
from the sportsmanlike conduct of the Prince and cheered Sher¬ 
ring as no victor was ever cheered before in an athletic contest. 
The King and the members of the Royal Family applauded him, 
and a large bouquet of flowers was sent to him by Queen Olga. 

As Sherring entered the marble arch doorway leading to the 
dressing room it was through a shower of roses that he went, 
which certainly must have gratified that plucky victor. 

On the day of the Marathon race it looked as though the 
people from all parts of Greece were congregated in the Stadium 
or its vicinity—at the gates and on the Hill of Ardettos—and 
on the Marathon road for miles out. The contestants themselves 
say that they never saw such a crowd as lined the roads for at 
least five miles from the Stadium gate. There must have been 
150,000 spectators on the road, in addition to 80,000 in ^ the 
Stadium and 40,000 on the hills surrounding the Stadium—a 
spectacle long to be remembered. 

It is only fair to Frank to say that he was for a long time 
without an attendant, the attendant assigned to him having the 
misfortune to have his bicycle break down, which of course was 
to Frank’s disadvantage. 

The Greeks started enough men in this race to win, for the 
clerk of the course checked up no less than thirty-three Greek 
starters. 

Following will be found the names of the first fourteen men | 
home: j 

W. J. Sherring (Canada), Great Britain, first; John Svanberg, * 
Sweden, second; W. G. Frank, America, third; G. Tornros, i 
Sweden, fourth; J. Alepous, Greece, fifth; George Blake, Austria, 
sixth; K. Karvellas, Greece, seventh; Rofi, France, eighth; B. \ 
Koskoris, Greece, ninth; C. H. Ntabaris, Greece, tenth; G. 
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V. L. Negrcpontes, Turkey, thirteenth; N. J. Cormack, England, 
fourteenth. 

Time, 2 hours 51 minutes 23 3-5 seconds. 

Won hy 7 minutes. Frank’s time, 3 hours 464-5 seconds. 

1 he Greek Committee had special rules drawn up for the 
Marathon race. The race was run on the high road from 
Marathon to Athens, which is steep and hilly until within a 
couple of miles of the Stadium, and is a hard course. The road 
is built of macadam and was fairly good going. The day on 
which the Marathon race was run was frightfully hot, which 
affected the runners a great deal. Each contestant was entitled to 
be followed by one handler on a bicycle, hearing on his chest the 
same number as that of the contestant. He was permitted to 
offer the contestant medicines or refreshments at any time during 
the race. If the runner was attended by two or more handlers 
he was immediately disqualified, and each entry had to declare the 
name of his handler before the race was started. It was not 
necessary, however, for one handler to follow a man the entire 
distance. The runner could declare separate handlers at various 
points of the road. They would have to bear the same number as 
the contestant, however, but of different colors, each section of 
the road being designated by a certain color. Immediately on 
reaching the arch in front of the Stadium the handler must 
leave the runner and enter by a different gate. Each contestant 
before being allowed to start was examined as to his physical 
condition. 

The start of the race was witnessed by about 300 peasants who 
took great interest in it. For the first twenty miles of the race 
the runners ran through knots of people, but no large crowds. 
The crowds began to increase about five miles from home and 
from this point on the officers in charge at times had to use 
force to get a space of three feet for the men to come through. 

Frank and Sherring ran together for several miles of the 
journey, and at about the eighteenth mile, when Sherring was 
leaving Frank he called out: “Well, good-bye, Billy,” and off he 
went on his triumphal run. 


THE LONDON MARATHON. 

Held in connection wdth the Olympic Games at London, 1908. 

With the exception of the regrettable accident at the finish of 
this race it was undoubtedly one of the best managed Marathon 
races ever held. The result .shows that the English style of run¬ 
ning the first fifteen miles at a heart-breaking pace wijl not do 
in a Marathon race. Throughout the race the Americans ran 
according to a schedule they had mapped out, and paid abso- 



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lutely no attention to the very fast pace set by the Englishmen 
in the early part of the race. The race was started on the east 
lawn of Windsor Castle, and finished in the Stadium, a distance 
of 26 miles 385 yards. The race was won by John J. Hayes, 
of the American team, in 2 hours 55 minutes 182-5 seconds. 
Hayes is to be congratulated on the head work he displayed 
throughout the entire race. Had Dorando given as much attention 
to pace as Hayes did, he would have been able to finish the race 
and would not have collapsed as he did within 440 yards of the 
finish. The following list shows how the men finished and 
their times: 


1 — J. J. Hayes, U. S. A. 

2 — C. Hefferon, South Africa. 

3 — J. Forshaw, U. S. A. 

4 — A. R. Wei ton, U. S. A. 

.5—W. Wood, Canada. 

6— F. Simpson, Canada. 

7 — H. Lawson, Canada. 

8 — J. F. Svauberg, Sweden. 

9 — L. Tewanina, U. S. A. 

10 — Nieminen, Finland . 

11 — J. Caffery, Canada. 

12— W. T. Clarke, U. K. 

13 — E. Barnes, U. K. 

14— S. H. Hatch, U. S. A. 

15— F. Lord, U. K. 

16 — W. Goldsboro, Canada. 

17— J. G. Beale, U. K.^. 

18 — A. Nejedky, Bohemia. 

19 — G. Lind, Russia. 

20— W. W, Wokker, Holland. 

21 — G. Tornros, Sweden. 

22 — G. Goulding, Canada. 

23 — J. Jorgensen, Denmark. 

24 — A, Burn, Canada. 

25 — B. Rath, Austria. 

26 — R. C. Hansen, Denmark. 

27 — G. Lister, Canada. 


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BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION MARATHON. 

The first Marathon race in this country was held under the 
auspices of the Boston Athletic Association on April 19, 1897, 
one year after the first team from the United States competed at 
Athens, Mr. John Graham, athletic manager of the ,Boston 
Athletic Association, was the promoter of this race. The start 
was made at Ashland, Mass., and the finish was at the Irvington 
Oval on Irvington Street, Boston, twenty-five miles from the 
start. The race was won by J. J. McDermott of the Pastime A. C., 
New York; time, 2 hours 55 minutes 10 seconds, and-this time 
put in the shade the performance made by the Greek peasant, 
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of the Olympic team in 1896 , was clerk of the course and starter 
of this race. There were fifteen starters. Six of the fifteen were 
New Yorkers, Hamilton Gray, the well-known New York runner, 
being one of them. It was a well-known fact that these fifteen 
men were at that time considered fit candidates for an insane 
asylum at the idea of running twenty-five miles. Dick Grant, 
representing the Knickerbocker A. C., v/as one of the entrie.s, 
and a great favorite in this race. At Auburndale McDermott 
was leading by almost a mile. At the finish there were 500 people 
at the Boston Athletic Association club house. Mr. Marland L. 
Pratt of the Boston Athletic Association was the referee. The 
order of finish and the times were as follows: 

H. 

J. J. McDermott, Pastime A. C., New York.. 2 
J. J. Kiernan, St. Bartholomew’s A. C., New 

York . 3 

* E. P. Rhell, Jamaica Plain. 3 

Hamilton Gray, St. George’s A. C., New York 3 
H. D. Eggleston, Pastime A. C., New York. 3 

J. Mason, Star A. C. 3 

W. Ryan, St. Bartholomew’s A. C., New York 3 
L. Brignoli, Bradford. 4 

McDermott lost nine pounds during the race. 


In 1898 there were twenty-one starters, twelve of them being 
New Yorkers, the finish being as follows: 

H. M. S. 

R. McDonald, Camhridgeport Gymnasium As¬ 


sociation . 2 42 00 

H. Gray. St. George’s A. C., New York. 2 45 00 

R. A. McLean, East Boston A. A. 2 48 02 

J. J. McDermott, Pastime A. C., New York.. 2 54 17 2-5 

L. Brignoli, Bradford. 2 55 49 2-5 

E. Estoppey, Jr., Pastime A. C., New York. 2 58 49 2-5 


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17 

50 

31 

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41 

25 

06 

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In 1899 there were seventeen starters, eleven of them finishing, 
the finish being as follows : 


L. Brignoli, Camhridgeport Gymnasium Asso- 
ciation ... 

H. 

2 

M. 

54 

S. 

38 

Dick Grant, Knickerbocker A. C., New York 

2 

57 

46 

B. Sullivan. Highland Club. 

3 

02 

01 

J. B. Maguire, Camhridgeport Gymnasium As- 
sociation . 

3 

04 

59 

E. Estoppey, Jr., Pastime A. C.. New York. 

3 

13 

34 

D. J. Sullivan. Highland Club. Roxhury. 

3 

21 

30 

J. C. Lvnch, Pastime A. C., New York. 

3 

23 

51 

J. H. Kell.v, Pastime A. C., New York. 

3 

30 

12 

.T. E. Ennright, Pastime A. C.. New York.. 

3 

39 

15 

D. P. Harrigan, Highland Club. 

3 

44 

45 


There \yas a heavy gale during the race, the wind blowing in 
the contestants’ faces, but the event was witnessed by thousands 
of people. Larry Brignoli, the winner, weighed 161 pounds at the 
start, and weighed 155 pounds at the finish, losing six pounds. 

















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He was in perfect condition at the finish, and the doctors stated 
he had a wonderful heart. McGuire lost 9 and one-half pounds. 


In 1900 there were twenty-nine starters, twenty-six finishing, 
the finish being as follows: 

H. 


M. 

J. J. Caffrey, Hamilton, Canada. 2 39 

W. Sherring, Hamilton, Canada. 2 41 

P. Hughsou, Hamilton, Canada. 2 49 

J. B. Maguire, Cambridgeport Gymnasium 

Association . 2 51 

James Fay, Roxbury. 2 55 

T. J. Hicks, Cambridge. 3 07 

B. F. Sullivan, Roxbury. 3 13 

Dick Grant, Cambridgeport Gymnasium As¬ 
sociation . 3 13 


S. 

44 2-5 
31 3-5 
08 

36 2-5 
07 1-5 

19 1-5 

20 1-5 

57 


Brignoli, winner of last year, was a contestant, but did not 
finish. Caffrey finished in good shape. 


In 1901 there were thirty-six starters, the*finish being as follows; 


H. 


J. J. Caffrey, Hamilton, Canada. 2 

William Davis, Hamilton, Canada. 2 

S. A. Mellor, Yonkers, N. Y. 2 

C. Crimmlns, Cambridgeport Gymnasium Asso¬ 
ciation . 2 

T. J. Hicks, Cambridgeport Gymnasium As¬ 
sociation . 2 

P. Lorden, Cambridgeport Gymnasium Asso¬ 
ciation . 2 

James McAuliffe, Cambridgeport Gymnasium 

Association .. 2 

E. Grusell, New York. 3 


M. 

S. 

29 

34 

44 

23 3-5 
45 2-5 
34 2-5 

47 

15 3-5 

52 

32 2-5 

55 

49 3-5 

56 

02 

44 3-5 
24 1-5 


Caffrey repeated his win of the previous year, showing him a 
peerless runner at this distance. 


In 1902 there were forty-two starters, the newspapers giving 
considerable space to the event and attracting altenticn ^vhich 


resulted in more than 100,000 people 

witnessing the 

event. 

finish was as follows : 

H. 

M. 

S. 

S. A. Mellor. Hollywood Inn, Yonkers, N. Y. 2 

43 

122-5 

J. J. Kennedy, St. Philip’s A. C., Boston... 2 

45 

21 4-5 

J. C. Lorden, Cambridgeport Gymnasium As¬ 
sociation . 2 

54 

49 4-5 

C. Moody, Brighton High School..., 

. 3 

03 

47 2-5 

W. A. Schlobohm, Hollywood Inn, 
N. Y. 

Yonkers, 

05 

49 3-5 

Ernest Poole, Caml)ridge Y. M. C. 

A. .3 

07 

14 2-5 

E. F. O’Brien, South Boston. 

W. M. Hunter, New Haven. 

. 3 

09 

15 3-5 


09 

50 2-5 

J. Flynn, South Boston. 

A. E. Ziegler, Riverside A. C. 


13 

15 

. 3 

20 

20 

E. L. Le Moiner, Boston. 


22 

53 

E. Estoppey, Jr., New Y^ork. 


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In 1903 there were seventy entrants, forty-five of whom finished. 


F. Lorz 

J. J. D 


J. A. 


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In 1904 there were sixty-four starters, thirty-four of whom 
finished. 


H. M. s. 

M. Spring, New York. 2 38 04 2-5 

T. J. Hicks, Cambridgeport Gymnasium Asso¬ 
ciation . 2 39 .34 1-5 

Thomas Cook, St. Bartholomew’s A. C., New 

York . 2 42 .35 

William Schlohohm, Yonkers, N. Y. 2 4,3 48 3-5 

Fred Lorz, Mohawk A. C., New York. 2 44 00 4-5 

S. A. Mellor, Mohawk A. C., New York. 2 44 4,3 2-5 

J. Easley. Cambridge. 2 46 30 4-5 

D. Bennett, Hamilton, Canada. 2 50 35 3-5 

F. I. Perreault. Century Road Club. 2 52 45 

T. F. Hunt, St. Bartholomew’s A. C., New 

York . 2 53 15 3-5 


In 1905 there were eighty-five entries, thirty-eight of whom 
finished. 

H. M. s. 

Fred Lorz . 2 38 25 2-5 

Louis Marks . 2 39 50 4-5 

Robert A. Fowler. 2 41 07 1-5 

H. F. Miller, Jr. 2 42 00 4-5 

E. S. Farnsworth. 2 • 4.3 012-5 

D. .1. Kneeland. 2 48 32 

T. J. Sullivan. 2 52 47 

John J. Kennedy. 2 53 17 2-5 

M. J. O’Neil. 2 53 56 4-5 

T. F. Hunt. 2 54 51 1-5 


In 1906 there were one hundred and eight entries, forty-nine of 
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Timothy Ford, Cambridgeport Gymnasium As¬ 
sociation . 

D. J. Kneeland, Roxbury A. A. 

T. P. Morrissey, Yonkers, N. Y. 

Frank Lafiforgne . 

John J. Hayes. 

M. J. O’Neil. 

T. J. Sullivan. 

Mann . 

W. Prouty. 

H. A. Brawley. 

J. D. McCherry. 

Bennett Jacobs . 

H. Goldberg . 


H. 

M. 

S. 

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45 

2 

45 

51 

2 

53 

41 

2 

53 

56 

2 

55 

38 4-5 

2 

56 

55 2-5 

3 

02 

06 

3 

02 

06 3-5 

3 

07 

11 

3 

08 

11 3-5 

3 

08 

12 1-5 

3 

18 

12 3-5 

3 

09 

21 4-5 


In 1907 there were one hundred and twenty-six entries from all 
over the country, and Longboat made the record for a Marathon. 

11. M. s. 

Thomas Longboat, West End Y. M. C. A.... 2 24 24 

Robert A. Fowler, Cambridgeport Gymnasium 

Association . 2 27 54 4-5 

John J, Hayes, St. Bartholomew’s A. C., 

New York . 2 30 38 3-5 

James O’Mara, Cambridgeport Gymnasium 

Association . 2 35 37 2-5 

James J. Lee, St. Alphonsus A. A. 2 36 04 

Charles E. Fetch, Hamilton, Canada. 2 36 47 

S. H. Hatch, Chicago. 2 37 11 4-5 

J. H. Neary, Natick. 2 37 59 

John Lindquist, Sweden. 2 38 58 1-5 

Carl Schlobohm, Y’onkers, N. Y. 2 42 02 

Arthur Schlichting . 2 44 50 

D. J. Kneeland... 2 45 54 


In 1908 there were one hundred and twenty starters. 


H. 


T. F. Morrissey, Mercury A. C. 2 

John J. Hayes, Irish-Americau A. C., New 

York . 2 

Robert A. Fowler, Cambridgeport Gymnasium 

Association .•. 2 

Michael J. Ryan, Irish-American A. C., New 

York . 2 

William Wood, Somerville. 2 

James J, Lee, Boston A. A. 2 

Fred Lorz, Mohawk A. C., New Y"ork. 2 

S. A, Mellor, Jr., Mercury A. C., Yonkers, 

N. Y. 2 

A. Roy Welton, Lawrence Y. M. C. A. 2 

J. Goff, Cambridgeport Gymnasium Ass’u... 2 

C. Andrews, Xavier A. A. 2 

R. K. Wentworth, Lynn. 2 


M. 

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26 
26 

27 

27 

28 
32 

41 

43 

43 

44 
44 


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Natick . 0 42 

Wellesley Hills . 1 07 

Newton Lower Falls. 1 13 

Woodland Fark Hotel. 1 22 

Reservoir Car Station. 1 53 

Coolidge Corner . 2 10 

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s. 

43 1-5 

04 

42 

08 

48 

34 

20 

17 

25 

54 

10 

31 


s. 

49 4-5 
10 2-5 
28 

47 1-5 

54 

27 

17 1-5 
43 1-5 












































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THE FIRST NEW YORK MARATHON RACE. 


The first Marathon Race held in New York City was given 
under the auspices of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club, on Satur¬ 
day, September 19, 1897, the course being from Stamford, Conn., 
to Columbia Oval, New York. There were thirty entries for this 
race, eighteen of whom finished. The distance was twenty-five 
miles, and it was won by John J. McDermott of the Pastime 
A. C., of New York, in 3 hours 25 minutes 55 3-5 seconds. 
McDermott finished strong and in good condition. The following 
is a list of those that finished and their times: 


J. J. McDermott. Pastime A. C. 

H. Gray, St. George’s A. C. 

Louis Liebgold, New .Jersey A. C. 

E. Estoppey, Jr., Mount Veruon C. C. 

E. H. Baynes, K. A. C. 

E. Dorgan, Catholic Club, Jersey City. 

J. ,T. Kiernan, St. Bartholomew’s A. C. 

O. H. Christensen, New Jersey A. C. 

W. Vash . 

J. Davis, St. George’s Field Club. 

M. J. McCarthy. Co. B.. Irish Volunteers.... 

S. Walters, Williamsbridge A. A. 

B. P. Carlock. Harlem Branch Y^. M. C. A.. 

J. Flanagan, St. Bartholomew A. C. 

J. Emslie, New West Side A.C. 

J. Cliflf, Manchester Harriers. 

G. P. Sylvester, Harlem Branch. 

M. Regan, New West Side A. C. 


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S. 

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55 .3-5 

3 

28 

27 

3 

36 

58 4-5 

3 

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3 

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4 

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CANADA’S NATIONAL ROAD RACE. 

The “J. J. Ward Marathon” was inaugurated in October, 1906, 
by Mr. J. J. Ward of Toronto, who offered a beautiful silver 
trophy for an annual race. In addition to this some fifty gold and 
silver medals were given to the winners. The trophy was won 
three times in succession by Thomas Longboat, an Onondaga 
Indian. The race is to be continued, Mr. Ward having purchased 
another trophy. The following are the records of the three races: 

1906—Distance, 15 miles; winner, Thomas Longboat of the Six Nations 
Indians, Caledonia; time, Ih, 31m. 10 2-5s.; second, W. B. Goldsboro, Central 
Y.M.C.A., Toronto; time, Ih. .33m. 52s.; third, William Lebarre, St. Patrick’s 
A.C., Hamilton; time, Ih. .34m. 58s.; leader at 5 miles, W. F. Cumming, 

Central Y.M.C.A.; time at turn, 7 1-2 miles, 46m. (Longboat was on Cum- 

ming’s heels at turn); leader at 10 miles, W, F. Cumming; 62 started. 

5f)07—Distance, 18 miles; winner, Thomas Longboat, Irish-Canadian A.C,, 
Toronto; time, Ih. 41m. 40s.; second, Harry Lawson, West End Y.M.C.A.; 
time, Ih. 44m. 59s.: third. John Tait, West End Y.M.C.A., Toronto; time, 

lb. 47m. 21s.- leader at 5 miles. P. C. Sellen, I.C. A.C.; leader at turn, 

9 miles, Longboat, 51m.; leader at 10 and 15 miles. Longboat; 93 started. 

1908_Distance. 19 1-4 miles; winner, Thomas Longboat, Irish-Canadian 

AC Toronto; time. Ih. ,59m. 29s.: second, John Roe, West End Y.M.C.A., 
Toronto; time, Ih. .59m. .30s.; third, Fred Meadows, West End Y.M.C.A.; 
Toronto- time. 2h. 2m. .56s.: Longboat led from the second mile; time at 
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Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, N. Y.—Held July 4, 1901; won by S. A. 
Mellor, Jr.. Hollywood Inn A.A., Yonkers, N. Y.; distance, 25 miles; time, 
.3h. 16m. 39 2-5s. 

Olympic Games, St. Louis, Mo., 1004.—Won by Thomas J. Hicks, Cambridjro 
(Mass.) Y.M.C.A.; distance, 25 miles;' time, 3b. 28m. 53s.; there were 29 
starters, 14 of whom finished in foilowing order: Thos. J. Hicks, Albert J. 
Corey, A. L. Newton, Felix Oarvhal, D. Velhonis, I). J. Kneeland, H. A. 
Brawley, S. II. Hatch, Lentauw, C. Zehouritis, F. P. Devlin, Yamasanir, 
John Thula, A. I. Iconomou. 

Missouri A.C. Marathon Races,—Held under the auspices of the Missouri 
A.C., St. lyouis; distance, 25 miles: 1905 (May 6)—Joseph Forshaw, Mis¬ 
souri A.C. (3h. 15m. 57 2-5s.), won; Sidney Hatch, unattached (3h. .37m.), 
second; Felix Carvajol, Missouri A.C. (3h. 44m.), third. 1906 ('May 6) — 
Sidney Hatch, River Forest A.C, (2h. 4Gm. 14 2-5s.), won; Alex. Thibeau, 
unattached (2h. 47m. 22s.), second; Louis Marks, First Regiment A.C,. 
Chicago (3h. 14m. 39 3-5s.). third. 1907 (June 1)—Sidney Ilatch, River 
Forest A.C. (2h. 39m. 20s.), won; Alex. Thibeau, First Regiment A.C., 
Chicago (2h. 48m. 40s.), second; Charles Trefts, St. Louis Y.M.C.A. (3h. 

14m. 3 2-5s.), third. 1908 (May 2)—Sidney Hatch, First Regiment A.C., 
Chicago (2h. 29m. 5G2-5s.), won; Joseph Forshaw’, Missouri A.C. (2h. .30m. 
2-5s.), second; Alex. ITilbeau, First Regiment A.C., Chicago (2h. 37m. 

45 2-5S.), third. 

Illinois A.C., Chicago, Marathons.—Distance, 25 miles; 1905, won by Rhud 
Metzner, Illinois A.C.; time, .3h. 15m.; 1906, won by Dennis Bennett, Ham¬ 
ilton, Canada; time, 2h. 41m. 33s.; 1907, won by Alex. Thibeau, First 

Regiment A.A.; 1908, won by Albert L. Corey, unattached; time, 2h. 57m. 30s. 

Central Association, A.A.TJ., Marathon.—Ileld at Chicago, June .30, 1906; 
distance, 25 miles; won by T. J. Hicks, Boston, Mass.; time, 3h. 2m. 

Mercury A.C. Marathon.—Held at Yonkers, N. Y., November 28, 1907; 
distance, 25 miles; won by J. J. Hayes, St. Bartholomew A.C., New York; 
time, 2h. 43m. 

Brockton Marathon.—Distance, 23 miles, from Boston to Brockton, Mass.; 
won by J. O’Mara, Cambridge; time, 2h. 35m. 24 4-5s.; O’Mara fiiiished in 
good condition and was a couple of minutes ahead of the second man; the 
following list shows how' the men, finished: J. O’Mara, 2h. ,35m. 24 4-5s. • 
E. G. Ryder, 2h. 37m. 23 4-5s.; Charles Henry, 2h. 38m. 33 4-5s.; S. a! 

Mellor, 2h. 41m. 43 4-5s.; A. J. Hayden, 2h, 44m. 

Yonkers Marathon.—Held November 26, 1908, under the auspices of the 
Mercury A.C., Yonkers, N. Y.; distance, 26 miles; won by J. F. Crowley, 
Irish-American A.C., New York City; time, 2h. 49m. 16 2-5s.; Crowley finished 
the race strong and in good shape. S. A. Mellor, Mercury A.C., was second; 

U. A. Fowler, Cambridge, Mass., third. Louis Tewanina, the Indian from 

Carlisle Indian School, led for eighteen miles, when Crowley passed him; 

Tewanina finished fourth. 

The American Marathon.—Held January 8, 1909, under the auspices of the 
Madison Square Athletic Club, at Madison Square Garden, New York- won 
by Matthew Maloney, Trinity Club, Brooklyn, N. Y.; time for the full 

distance, 26 miles 385 yards, 2h. 54m. 45 2-5s.; 32 starters; the following 

shows the positions of the leaders at different stages of the race: 


Miles. 

11. 

M. 

S. 

Miles. 

II. 

M. 

S. 

1 Mellor . 


4 

56 2-5 

15 Crowley ....... 

1 

32 

15 

3 Mellor . 


16 

56 4-5 

18 Maloney . 

1 

53 

20 

6 Mellor . 


34 

21 

21 Maloney . 

2 

14 

35 

9 Mellor . 


52 

49 2-5 

23 Maloney . 

2 

29 

06 

12 Mellor . 

. 1 

11 

40 

Finish—Maloney . . . 

2 

54 

45 2-5 

The following 

records were 

made by 

Crowley and Maloney 

during the 

race: 

Miles. 

11. 

M. 

R. 

Miles. 

11. 

M. 

S. 

16 Crcwley ... 

_ 1 

39 

7 

22 Maloney . 

2 

21 

44 

17 Crowley .. , 

. 1 

46 

7 

23 Maloney . 

2 

29 

6 

18 'Maloney 

_ 1 

53 

20 

24 Maloney . 

2 

36 

51 

19 Maloney ... 

- 2 

. . 

15 

25 Maloney . 

2 

44 

50 

20 Crowley ... 

*> 

7 

11 

26 Maloney . 

2 

53 

6 

21 Maloney ... 


14 

35 

26 miles .385 yards, 
Maloney . 

2 

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MARATHON RACING RULES 

RULES UNDER WHICH THE 1906 MARATHON RACE 
AT ATHENS WAS RUN. 

(From the Official Prospectus.) 

Marathon Race—Article 13. 

(a) The Marathon race, 42 kilometers (26 miles), is run on 
the high road from Marathon to Athens. 

(&)The starting line is drawn at a point on the road situated 
42 kilometers (26 miles) from the goal, which is fixed in the 
Stade. ffl 

(r) The competitors are followed by an equal number of offi¬ 
cials on horseback or on bicycles. 

(d) Any runner who impedes the progress of another com¬ 
petitor will be disqualified, as was arranged in regard to other 
races. In the same way, any runner who shall have attempted 
to shorten the route, by cutting across or by using any other 
means of locomotion, will be disqualified. 

(e) The place of each competitor is determined by lots. If 
the runners are too numerous, two or more rows according to 
requirement will be formed at the start. 

(f) Each runner is entitled to be followed by a person carry¬ 
ing refreshments, or one commissioned to render him first medical 
aid during the course of the race. 

This person may under no circumstances precede the runner, 
and the latter is immediately disqualified should the follower 
have impeded the progress of a competitor. 

RULES UNDER WHICH THE 1908 OLYMPIC MARA¬ 
THON AT LONDON WAS RUN. 

(From the Official Prospectus.) 

Marathon Race. 

T. The Marathon race of 40 kilometers will be run on a course 
marked out on public roads by the Amateur Athletic Association 
and will finish on the running track in the Stadium, where the 
last one-third mile will be run (i lap = 536 meters). 

2.' Each competitor must send with his entry a medical cer¬ 
tificate of fitness to take part in the race, and must further un¬ 
dergo a medical examination previous to the start by the medical 
officer or officers appointed by the British Olympic Council. 


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3. A competitor must at once retire from the race if ordered 
to do so by a member of the medical staff appointed by the 
British Olympic Council to patrol the course. 

4. No competitor either at the start or during the progress of 
the race may take or receive any drug. The breach of this rule 
will operate as an absolute disqualification. 

5. The station of each competitor at the start will be deter¬ 
mined by lot, and in the event of competitors being too numerous 
to be started on a single line, they will be started on two or 
more lines. 

6. Each competitor shall be allowed two attendants, who shall 
wear on the arm the same distinctive number as the competitor. 

7. The attendants shall during the progress of the race re¬ 
main behind the competitor they are attending or be sufficiently 
in front to prevent them giving pacing assistance. Non-observ¬ 
ance of this rule will disqualify the competitor. 

8. Attendants will not be permitted at the start of the con¬ 
test, but must proceed to an appointed place about five miles (8 
kilometers) from the start and join their competitors as they 
pass. Upon arrival at the Stadium the attendants must leave the 
competitors and enter at a different gate. No attendant will be 
allowed on the track. 

9. Any competitor whose attendant or attendants obstruct an¬ 
other competitor will be disqualified. 

10. Each competitor must provide his own attendants and 
required refreshments. 


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J.E. SULLIVAN 1909 10 CENTS 


The only hook published which contains an official account of the events 
at the Olympic Games in London. 

Ilundmls of illustrations of the many exciting contests wffiich explain 
disputed points, no less than five showing Dorando’s heroic attempt to wiu 
the Marathon Kace. 

The only book containing the amateur records for the entire world. 

Fine half-tone illustrations of the following Olympic scenes: 

President Roosevelt’s reception to the Olympic Athletes, Oyster Bay, August 
31, 1908. 

N. J. Cartmell, sprinter; C. K. Dearborn, discus thrower; Robert Cloughen, 
sprinter. 

M. W. Sheppard, and Manager M. P. Halpiu, taken after the 1500-meter race. 
M. J. Sheridan, W'inner of the two discus-throwing events, Greek style and 
free style. 

Martin J. Sheridan, throwing the discus, Greek st.vle. 

A. C. Gilbert, American, tied with E. C. Cook for tirst place in pole vault. 
Wrestling Section—Two American winners: 1, G. Mehnert; 2, G. A. Dole. 
Final of the 200-Meter Race—R. Kerr, Canada, winning; R. Cloughen, 
America, second; N. J. Cartmell, America, third; J. A. Hawkins, Great 
Britain, fourth. 

America’s Distance Runners—H. L. Trube, Fred Bellars, G. A. Dull, J. L. 

Eisele, G. V. Bonhag, C. L. Hall, Harvey Cohn. 

Three of America’s Weight Throwers—Giffin, Horr, Sheridan. 

America’s Relay Team, winners of the IGOO-Meter World’s Championship 
Relay Race—N. J. Cartmell, J. B. Taylor, M. W. Sheppard, W. F. 
Hamilton. 

American starters in the Marathon race. 

Final of the 110-meter hurdle race. 

Swimming Section—A start in the lOO-meter. 

Swimming Section—Finish of the 1500-meter. 

American team in the three-mile team race. 

The 400-meter hurdle race. 

Finish of the most remarkable race in the Olympic Games.—Sheppard winning 
the 1500-meter race. 

Individual pi:-tures of F. C. Irons, C. J. Bacon, M. W. Sheppard, John J. 
Hayes, Ray C. Ewry, C. M. Daniels, J. C. Carpenter, Ralph Rose, H. F. 
Porter, D. J. Kelly, E. T. Cook, John J. Flanagan, R. E. Walker of South 
Africa, R. Kerr of Canada. 

The three most remarkable athletes on the American team and largest point 
scorers—R. C, Ewry, M. W. Sheppard, M. J. Sheridan. 

Swimming Section—Start of the 200-meter, breast stroke. 

Finish of the much-discussed 400-meter race. Carpenter winning, Halswelle, 
second; Robbins, third; Taylor, fourth. 

Dorando in Marathon race, entering the Stadium. 

Another illustration of game Dorando making a game attempt to continue. 
Dorando’s heroic effort to reach the tape in the Marathon race. 

One of Dorando’s desi)erate attempts to flni.sh in the Marathon race. 

Another iihotograph showing Dorando’s effort to finish in the Marathon race. 
Dorando’s collapse on the track in the Marathon race. 

Finish of the Marathon race, showing D'orando being assisted by ,T, M. 
Andrews, clerk of the course. Dorando was disqualified for having been 
assistcal. 

John J. Ha.ves, finishing in the Marathon race. 

On the road in the Marathon race. 

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Event. 

Group 

No. 

All-Round Athletic Cham¬ 
pionship . 

12 

182 

A. A. U. Athletic Rules_ 

12 

311 

A. A. U. Boxing Rules. 

12 

311 

A. A. U. Gymnastic Rules.. 

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311 

A. A. U. Water Polo Rules. 

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311 

A. A. U. Wrestling Rules... 

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311 

Archery. 

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248 

Badminton. 

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Base Ball. 

1 

1 

Indoor . 

9 

9 

Basket Ball, Official. 

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7 

Collegiate. 

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312 

Women’s. 

7 

318 

Basket Goal. 

6 

188 

Bowling. 

8 

8 

Boxing—A. A. U., Marquis 
of Queensbury, London 



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14 

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Canoeing. 

Children’s Games. 

13 

23 

11 

189 

Court Tennis. 

11 

194 

Cricket. 

3 

3 

Croquet. 

11 

138 

Curling. 

11 

14 

Dog Racing. 

12 

55 

Fencing. 

14 

165 

Foot Ball. 

2 

2 

Association (Soccer). 

2 

2 a 

English Rugby. 

12 

55 

Rugby (Ontario R. F. U., 
Quebec R. F. U.,Canadian 



I. C. F. B. U.). 

2 

303 

Golf. 

5 

5 

Golf-Croquet. 

6 

188 

Hand Ball. 

11 

13 

Hand Polo. 

10 

188 

Hand Tennis. 

11 

194 

Hitch and Kick. 

12 

55 

Hockey... 

6 

304 

Ice. 

6 

6 

Field. 

6 

154 

Garden . . 

6 

188 

Lawn. 

6 

188 

Parlor. 

6 

188 

Ring. 

6 

180 

Ontario Hockey Ass’n.... 

6 

256 

Indoor Base Ball. 

9 

9 

Intercollegiate A. A. A. A.. 

12 

307 

Interscholastic Athletic As- 



sociation (New York) .... 

12 

308 

Lacrosse. 

11 

201 


Event, 

Group 

No. 

1 

U. S. Intercollegiate La- 



crosse League. 

11 

305 

Lawn Bowls. 

11 

207 

Lawn Games. 

11 

188 

Lawn Tennis. 

4 

4 

Olympic Game Events—Mar- 



athon Race, Stone Throw- 



ing with Impetus, Spear 



Throwing, HellenicMethod 



of Throwing Discus. Dis- 



cus, Greek S ty le f or Y ouths 

12 

55 

Pigeon Flying. 

12 

55 

PlaygTOund Ball. 

1 

306 

Polo (Fquestrian). 

10 

199 

Polo, Water (A. A. U.). 

12 

311 

Potato Racing. 

12 

311 

1 Professional Racing, Shef- 



field Rules. 

12 

55 

Public Schools Athletic 



League Athletic Rules.... 

12 

313 

Girls’ Branch; including 



Rules for School Games. 

12 

314 

Push Ball. 

11 

170 

Push Ball, Water. 

12 

55 

Quoits. 

11 

167 

Racquets. 

11 

194 

Revolver Shooting. 

12 

55 

Ring Hockey. 

6 

180 

Roller Polo. 

10 

10 

Roller Skating Rink. 

10 

10 

Roque. 

11 

271 

Rowing. 

13 

128 

Sack Racing. 

12 

55 

Shuffleboard. 

12 

55 

Skating. 

13 

209 

Snowshoeing. 

12 

55 

Squash Racquets. 

11 

194 

Swimming. 

13 

177 

Tether Tennis... 

11 

188 

Three-Legged Race. 

12 

55 

Volley Ball. 

6 

188 

Wall Scaling. 

12 

55 

Water Polo (American). 

12 

311 

Water Polo (English). 

12 

55 

Wicket Polo. 

10 

188 

i Wrestling. 

14 

236 

Y. M. C. A. All-Round Test. 

12 

302 

Y. M. C. A. Athletic Rules.. 

12 

302 

Y. M. C. A. Hand Ball Rules. 

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302 

lY.M.C.A. Pentathlon Rules. 

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302 

Y.M.C.A. Volley Ball Rules. 

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was one of the principal features at the ^ 

recent games held there, the Spalding ll====================_J 


Spalding Youths* Discus 

Ofliclally "loPlcd br the PnbUc Schook 
Athletic liCaxae 

T<) satisfy the demand for a Discus tha 
will be suitable for the use of the mon 
youthful athletes, we have put out s 
special Discus r-naller in size an( 
higiter in weight than the regula: 
Official size.© The Youths’ Discus h 
made in accordance with official speci 
lifications. , , Price, $4.0C 


I New Y*rk 

Syracuse 

Bilfala 

rittsbnre 


.addressed VA.^G. SPALDING &tBROS in any of the following •• 

-i—-- ■* - —- >or street numbers see Iside receive^attentiOT^ 

*AjU 


Boston 

Washington 

PbiladciphU 

Ailania 

Baltimore 



n Lo 

'MJH 


For street numbers see inside 
front cover of this book 


London 

Enflland 


Edinborgh 

Scotland 


Montreal 

Canada 


Chicago 

Cincinnati 

CUvtijnd 


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Denver 


San Francisco 

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Foster’s Patent Safety Hurdle 

frame is 2 feet 6 inches high, with a swin^ng wooden 
lie 2 feet high, the swinging joint being 6 inches from 
side and 18 inches from the other. With the short 
up it measures 2 feet 6 inches from the ground, and 
I the long side.up, 3 feet 6 inches. The hurdle can be 
iged from one height to the other in a few seconds, 
IS held firmly in either position by a thumb-screw. 

Single Hurdle, S3.60 
Per set of Forty Hurdles, S I 00.00 



Foster's Safety Hurdle at the World’s Fair, St. Loui* 


siding Vaulting Standards 

36 standards are made carefully 
well. There is nothing flimsy 
It them, and the measurements 
clearly and correctly marked, 
s to avoid any misunderstanding 
or dispute. 



109. Wooden uprights, gradu- 

ted in half inches, adjustable to 
3 feet. Complete, SI 6.00 
111. Wooden uprights, inch 
graduations, 7 feet high. 
Complete, S9.00 

Gross Bars 

I 12. Hickory. Doz., S3.00 


Tu^reates^Shasbeen exercised in makin^g these poles; In 
selecting the spruce only the most perfect and thoroughly seasoned 
nieces have been used. All of this goes to make them what we claim 
they are, the only poles really fit and safe for an athlete to use. 


No. 

No. 

No. 

No. 

No. 


I oo. 

I O I . 
102 . 
I 03. 
I 04. 


8 feet long. 
10 feet long. 
12 feet long. 
14 feet long. 
16 feet long. 


Each, S3.00 
4.00 
6.00 
6.00 
7.00 


Spalding Hollow Spruce Poles 

Considerably lighter than the solid poles, and the special preparation 
S which we fill the interior of pole greatly increases the strength 
and stiffness. _ 

Each, $ 8.00 
8.60 


No. 200. 
No. 20 I. 
No. 202. 
No. 203. 
No. 204 


8 feet long. 
10 feet long. 
12 feet long. 
14 feet long. 
16 feet long. 


9.00 
9.60 
I 0.00 




0. 204. ioieeifiuug. • • 1 • 1 - t. i.1. i. 11 A 

We firiiai'ant66 all of our wood vaulting poles, both hollow and 
solid to be perfect in material and workmanship, but we do not 
SuSkntee against breaks while in use, as we have found in our 
fxperience that they are usually caused by improper use or abuse. 

Spalding Bamboo Va ulting Poles 

qnnnHeSon^ength only, 16 feet, tape wound at short intervajs. 
Thoroughly tested before leaving our factory. Fitted with special 
spike. No. BI6. Bamboo, 16 feet long. Each, $7.00 


mpetitors’ Numbers, Printed on Heavy 
Manila Paper or Strong Linen 



Ito 50. 
1 to 75. 
1 to 100. 
1 to 150. 
Ito 200. 
1 to 250. 


MANILA 

Set, $ .60 
.76 
I .OO 
1.60 
2.00 
2.00 


LINEN 

$2.60 

3.76 

6.00 

7.60 

10.00 

12.90 


For UrKcr meets w< snpplr Corapetitonj' Number* on Munlla 

peper only In set* u* follow* s 


No. 

7. 

8 . 

9. 

lO. 
I I. 
I 2. 

13. 

14. 
b 19. 


Ito 300. 
Ito 400. 
Ito 500. 
1 to 600. 
1 to 700. 
Ito 800. 
Ito 900. 


PER SET 

$3.00 
4.00 
6.00 
6.00 
7.00 
8.00 
9.00 
10.00 
4 1.00 


No. 

I 6. 
I 7. 
I 8. 

19. 

20 . 
21 . 
22 . 

23 . 

24. 


PER SET 

1 to 1200. $ I 2.00 


1 to 1300. 
1 to 1400. 
1 to 1600. 
1 to 1600. 
1 to 1700. 
1 to 1800. 
Ito 1900. 

ito2ooa 


I3.0Q 

I4.00| 

I6.o6 

1 6.0d 

I 7.00 

fs.od 

le.OQ 

20.00 


1 


in any ui cue _ 

cities will receive attention 


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1— — - 

to • 

- r: — : — 1 

For Street numbers see inside 
front cover of this book 

1 Chicago 

$1. Lonis j 

I Boston 
Philadelphia 

1 Balllmort 

Washington 

Allania 1 

Naw OrIcaiiJ 

n London 
^ England 

Edinburgh 

Kcotiand 

1909. Sub) 

Montreal [ 

Canada m 

ictJojchangeji. 

1 Cincinnati 

i Cleveland 

•ithout notice.^ 

Detroit 
Denver 1 


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Spalding 7-Foot Circle 



The discus, shot and weights are thrown from 
the 7-foot circle. Made of one-piece band iron 
with bolted joints. Circle painted white. 
Each, 81 0.00 



Spalding Take-off Board 

The Take-off 
Board is used 
for the run¬ 
ning broad 
jump, and is 
a necessary adjunct to the athletic field. Regu¬ 
lation size; top painted white. Each, 83.00 

Spalding Toe Board or Stop Board 

The Toe Board or 
Stop Board is used 
when putting the 
16-lb. shot, throwing 
weights and discus, 
and is curved on the arc of a 7-foot circle. Toe 
Board, regulation size, painted white and sub¬ 
stantially made. » . . Each, 83.60 

Spalding Referees* Whistles 

No. I. Nickel-plated whistle, 
well made. Each, 26c. 

No. 2. Very 
reliable. 

Popular de¬ 
sign. 26c. 



No. 2 



No. « 


Spalding Lanes for Sprint Races 

We supply in this set sufficient stakes and cord 
to lay out four 100-yard lanes. Stakes are made 
_ with pointed end and suf- 
^ficiently strong, so that 
they can be driven into 
hard ground. 

No.L. Per set, 81 5.00 



Patent Steel Tape Chain on Patent i 
Electric Reel 

for Measuring Distances in Athletic Competitions : 

Madeofsupe-i 
rior steel; 
about \ inch ' 
wide. The 
y-Krv. allows 
^ the e n t i r ej 

I gpgjj 



Pat. May 24.’92 dry and can 
be reeled and unreeled as easily as tapes in cases. 
Especially adapted to lay off courses and long 
measurements. Accuracy guaranteed. Com¬ 
plete directions with every tape. 

No, IB. 100 feet long. * Each, 85.00 
No, 1 IB. 200 feet long. . “ 7.60 

Patent ‘‘Angle’* Steel Measuring Tape 

Especially adapted for 
laying off base ball dia¬ 
monds, tennis courts and 
all kinds of athletic fields, 
both outdoors and indoors. 

With this patent “Angle” 

Tape one person can easily 
secure accurate right angles, - - - 

yet the tape is equal to any other for straight oi 
any kind of measuring. Steel Tape enclosed in 
hard leather case, flush handles, all mountings 
nickel-plated. Accuracy guaranteed. 

No R Each, 84.00 

No. B, 100 feet long, % in. wide. “ 6.7 6 

Spalding Stop Watch 
Stem winder, nickel-plated 
case, porcelain dial, regis¬ 
tered to 60 seconds by 1-5 
seconds, fly back engaging 
and disengaging mechanism. 

Each, 87.60 

Spalding Starter’s Pistol 





32 caliber, two inch 
barrel. Patent 
ejecting device. 
Each, 86.00 


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Hew York 


SyracDse 

Boston 

Washington 

■nllalo 

Philadelphlg 

' Allania 

nitsbarg 

Baltimore 



[^For street numbers see mside 
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cities will receive attention ^ 


London 

Ingland 


Idinbnrgh 

Scotland 


Montreal 

Canada 




Chicago 

Cincinnati 

Cleveland 




SI. Lonis 

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Kansas City 

Detroit 

MlnneapoUt 

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=) THE SPALDING TRADE-MARK IS PLACEOpON EVERY GENUINE SPALDING ARTICLE. ACCEPT NO SOfiSTimE. I 

*OCK COLORS AND S1Z£S. Worsted Goods, Best Quality. Are knit of the purest and finest worsted yarn, and full 
fashioned or woven to the shape of the body and arms. They are very soft and elastic and will never lose their shape. We carry 
the following colors regularly in stock : Black, Navy Blue and Maroon, in stock sizes. Shirts, 26 to 44 inches Chest. Tights, 
38 to 42 inches waist. Other colors and sizes made to order at special prices. Estimates furnished on application. «■ 
r No. 600 Line Worsted Goods. Made of all worsted yarn. Have no raw edges and are warranted not to rip. Furnished in Navy 
Blue, Maroon and Black only. Stock sizes* Shirts, 26 to 44 inches chest. Tights, 28 to 42 inches waist, 
dtary Cotton Goods. Made of selected Sea Island cptton, knit on strictly scientific and sanitary principles, and owing to their 
porosity and elasticity, are peculiarly adapted for gymnasium and all athletic purposes. Colors: Bleached White, Navy, Black 
and Maroon. Stock sizes ; Shirts, 26 to 44 inches chest. Tights, 26 to 42 inches waist. 






Spalding Sleeveless Shirts 

|Best Worsted, full fashioned, stock 
colors and sizes. 

No. I E. Each, $3.00 
Cut Worsted, stock colors and sizes. 

No. 600. Each, $1.60 
Sanitary Cotton, stock colors and sizes. 
No. 6E. Each. 60c. 

^ Spalding 

Striped Sleeveless Shirts 

Cut Worsted, with 4-inch stripe around 
chest, in following’ combinations of 
colors: Navy with White stripe: Black 
with Orange stripe; Maroon with 
White stripe; Red with Black stripe; 
Royal Blue with White stripe; Black 
with Red stripe. 

No. 60OS. Each, $1.60 

Sanitary Cotton, solid color body, with 
4-inch stripe around chest, in same 
combinations of colors as No. 600S. 
No. 6ES. Each, 76c. 

Spalding Shirts with Sash 

Sanitary Cotton, sleeveless, solid color 
body with sash of different color. 
Same combinations of colors asNo.600S. 
No. 6ED. Each, 76c. 

Spalding Quarter Sleeve Shirts 

Best Worsted, full fashioned, stock 
colors and sizes. • 

No. I F. Each, $3.00 
[Cut Worsted, stock colors and 
sizGS* 

No! 60 I. Each, $1.60 
Sanitary Cotton, stock colors and 

No. 6F. ^Each, 60c, 

Spalding 

Full Sleeve Shirts 

Cotton, Flesh, White and Black. 

No. 3D. Each, SI .OO 




. Spalding KRee Tights 

Best Worsted, full fashioned, stock 
colors and sizes. 

No, IB. Pair, $3.00 
Cut Worsted, stock colors and sizes. 

No. 604. Pair, $1.60 
Sanitary Cotton, stock colors and sizes. 

No. 4B. Pair, 60c. 

Spalding Running Pants 
No. I. White or Black Sateen, fly 
front, lace back, 

Pair, $ 1.26 ' 

No. 2. White or Black Sateen, fly 
front, lace back. Pair, $ I .OO 
No. 3. White or Black Silesia, fly 
front, lace back. Pair, 76c. 
No. 4. White, 

Black or Gray 
Silesia.fly 
front,lace back. 

Perpair,60c. 

Silk Ribbon Stripes down sides of 
any of these nmning pants 26c. 
per pair extra. 

Silk Ribbbn Stripe around waist on 
any of these running pants 26c. 
per pair extra. 

Spalding Full Length Tights 

No, I A. BestWorsted, full fashioned, 
stock colors and sizes. Pair, $4.00 
No. 606. Cut Worsted, stock colors 
and sizes. . . Pair, $2.00 

No. 3A. Sanitary Cotton, full qual¬ 
ity. White, Black and- Flesh. 

Per pair, $1.00' 

Spalding Worsted Trunks 

No. I. Best Worsted, Black, Maroon 
and Navy. . Per pair, $2.00 
No. 2. Cut Worsted. Navy and Black. 
Special colors to order. Pair, $ I .OO 

Spalding Velvet Trunks 

No. 3. Fine Velvet. Black, Navy, 

Royal Blue, Maroon. Special colors 
to order. . Per pair, $ I .OO 
No. 4. Sateen, Black, White. 60c, 





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addressed to • ^ ^ street numbers see inside 

front cover of this book 


Mr York 
rracDse 
Inilalo 
Itsbarg 


Boston 

Philadelphia 

BallS^aore 


Washington 

Atlanta 

NtwOpItaH 


T Lou 

idm 


London 
lland 


Edinbnrgti 

bcotland 


Montreal 

Canada 


in any of the following . 

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San Francisco 
Kansas City 
HlnneapoKi 
Sealtle 



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SI*A.L|DI1VG XIVO I*IECE BATHIIVG SUITS styles furnished In sizes 28 to 44 1 

Chest measurement 



CwUBMtlwiv 

No. 606 No. 608 No. 28 

No. 606 . Sleeveless, cotton, Navy Blue. Suit,75c. 
No. 606, Sleeveless, cotton, in Navy Blue, with 
either Red or White trimmings on shirt; plain 

.Per suit, $ I .OO 

No. 608. Sleeveless, finest quality cotton, trimmed 
pants and shirts. Colors; Navy and Red or Navy 
and White only. . . . Per suit, $1.25 

No. 28. Quarter sleeve, cotton, faishioned with mer- 
^rized silk trimming in following colors only; 
Navy trimmed Red; Navy trimmed White. $ 1 .5o' 
quality cut worsted, in plain Navy, 
Riack or j\^aroon. Quarter* sleeve and sleeveless 
style. ..... Per suit, $2.50 
No. 396. Sleeveless, fine quality worsted, with 
plain pants, either Black or Navy Blue, and shirt 
striped two inches each color alternately in follow¬ 
ing combinations: Red and Black, Red and White 
Navy and Red, Black and Orange, Cardinal and 
Cray, Royal Blue and White, Maroon dnd White. 

XI r .1 , Per suit, $3.00 

NO. 396B. Sleeveless, fine quality worsted, with 
^ •'iT either Black or Navy Blue, and shirt 

With 4-inch stripe around body in following combi- 
naticms : Navy and White, Black and Orange", Black 
and Red, Gray and Cardinal. ., Per suit, $3.00 i 

ikV. 


No. 396 No. 39sn No. 1 

No. 195. Sleeveless, fancy worsted, with at 
^ve striping on shirt and pants in following cc 
Black trimmed Red ; Navy trimmed Gray ; < 
trimmed Navy; Navy trimmed White. Suit, $3 
No. 6 14, Quarter sleeve, fine quality worsted, stri 
on shirt and pants in following colors only; ^ 
trimmed Gray; Navy trimmed White; Gray trim 
Navy ; Navy trimmed Red. , Per suit. $3 
Neck, sleeveless, fancy wors 
with striping on shirt and pants in following c( 
only: Black trimmed Red; Navy trimmed Gray; ( 
trimmed.Navy; Navy trimmed White. Suit, $3 
No. I lO. Sleeveless, worsted, full fashioned, 
quality, in plain Navy, Black or Maroon. $ 4 , 
No. I M. Quarter sleeve, striped worsted, s 
quality as No. 110, in following colors only: Mai 
trimmed White; Black trimmed Orange; N 
trimmed White. . . Per suit 

No. 9 5. ‘‘V” Neck, sleeveless, light weight swe 
yarn, solid colors; trimmings of different colo 
following combinations: Gray and Navy, Navy 
XT und Light Blue. Per suit, $5. 

No 295, Sleeveless, extra quality fashioned \ 
sted, with attractive striping on shirt and pant 
following colors: Gray trimmed Navy; Navy ti 
med Gray; Navy trimmed White. Per suit, $5. 



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TRADE-MARK 
ACCEPT NO 
SUBSTITUTE 


THF SPALDING TRADE-MARK IS PLACED UPON EVEBY GENUINE SPALDING ARTICLE. ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTET 1 


Spalding Patent Combination Swimming Suit 

Jest quality worsted. Furnished in Navy Blue or 
Iray only, with White canvas belt. Shirt fastens 
0 trunks at each side, majting a tight fitting, neat com- 
— bination. Arm holes extra 
large. Shirt has combination 
supporter. Pants have small 
change purpe inside. A 
thoroughly up-to-date and 
comfortable swimming suit. 



Expert Racing and Swimming Suits 

Mercerized cotton. Navy Blue, silky 
finish, and sheds water readily; buttons 
over shoulders. No. 2R. Suit, S2.00 
Cotton,Navy Blue,light in- 
weight, snug fitting. But¬ 
tons over shoulders. 

No. I R. Per suit, 9 1 .OO 



Flannel Bathing Knee Pants 

^lo. F. Good quality gray or navy flannel 
cnee pants; fly front; belt loops. Loose 
itting and just the thing for those who 
lislike bathing tights. Per pair, $2.00 

Spalding Worsted Bathing Trunks 

^ 0 . I.. Worsted, full fashioned,' best 
luality, in Navy, Black, White and Ma- 
•oon. . . . Each, $2.00 

Jlo, 2. Cut worsted.in Navy and Black. 

Each, $ I .OO 

Spalding Cotton Bathing Trunks 

No. 60 I. Navy Blue; 

Red or White stripes. 

Each, 60c. 

No. 602. Solid Navy 
Each, 35c. ^ 

iNo. 603. Fancy stripes 
No. 601 .Each, 25c. 




Spalding 

One-Piece Bathing 
Suits 




No. 743 


No. 2R 

No. 743. Men’s sizes,. 
32 to 44 in. chest; fancy 
stripes; button in front. 

• Per suit, 76c. 

No. 62 I B. Boys’sizes, 
24 to 32 in. chest; fancy 
stripes; button in front. 

Per suit, 60c. 

No, 60. Sleeveless cot¬ 
ton bathing suit, solid* 
Navy Blue; button at 
shoulders. Suit, 76c. 


Spalding Bathing Slippers^ 

No. 13. White canvas. With 
soles to give absolute pro¬ 
tection to the feet. 

Any size. 

Per pair, 60c. 

Spalding 

Waterproof Canvas Bag 

No. I. Made of canvas, lined with 
rubber and thoroughly waterproof. 
Each, $ I .OO 



Sualding “Perfect” Bathing, and Swimming Jackets 

Made of a fine quality air-tight rubber fabric, the front and rear sections Ming, 
inflated senarately, making jacket particularly valuable as a life preserver, the 
air in even^one section being sufficient to keep a person aflo^. fa raft'on 

to trunks or skirt of an ordinary bathing suit, and .when shirt or waist fs put on 

over the jacket it is no~ntJ^rom e 

No 3C Children’s, two sizes. Each, 96.60 
SfMill 4 to 10 year's. Large^ ( Youths' and Misses') 10 Sl>ecta[ itzes to order. ___ 

fvest. Nopo.- Spalding Cork Swimming Jackets aiid CoUaijs 

nrad»8 Water Wings No. I. Plain white. Each, 26 c. I No. ?. Variegated C olors. Each. 80^ 

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lowing Tranks 
itton^ to ** Pet¬ 
it "VesL Nopos- 
tility of slipping. 


Sbo#ing Hthu sitw 
Skirts Buttoned to 


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'acose 

ilfalo 

Isburg 


Boston 

Philadelphia 

Balllmore 


Washington 
Atlanta 
New Orleans 


T London 

Edinburgh 

Montreal f 

^ England 

Scotland 

Canada | 



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Chicago 

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I TB itum TBADHIARII IS PUICCD DMII EVtBT ttllrtllE SWUIIII! /jifflMC. MCtlT M aBSTITIITL | 

Spalding “Highest Quaiiiy“ Sweaters p spald i nc^ 



We aU(m four inches for stretch in all 
our sweaters, and sizes ere marked 
accordingly. It is suggested, however, 
that for very heavy men a size about 
two incheslarger thancoat measurement 
be ordered to insure a comfortable fit. 


'^OUSTED SWEATERS. Made 
» V □ of special quality wool, and 


I exceedingly softand pleas¬ 
ant to wear. They are full 
fashioned to body and axms and put 
together by band, not simply stitched 
up on a machine as are the majority of 
garments sold as regular made goods. 
The various grades in our “Highest 
Quality” Sweaters are identic^ in 
quality and finish, the difference in 
price being due entirely to variations 
in weight. Our No. AA Sweaters are 
considerably heavier than the heaviest 
sweaters ever knitted and cannot be 
furnished by any other maker, as we 
have exclusive control of this special 
weight. 

No. AA. The proper style ioe use after heavy exercise, inducing 
copious perspiration for reducing weight or getting into condition for 
athletic contests. Particularly suitable for Foot Ball and Skating. 
Heaviest sweater made. . . Each, S8.00 


Colors: White, Navy Blue, 
Black, Gray, Maroon and 
Cardinal. Oth^ colors to order. 
Prices on application. All made 
with 9~inch collars; sizes, 28 to 
UU inches. 


No. A. 
No. B. 


'Intercollegiate,” special weight. 
Heavy wei^t. Each, 96.00 


Spalding ^laker Sweater 

We introduced this wool sweater to fill a 
demand for as heavy a weight as our 
“ Highest Quality ” grade, but at a lower 
price, and after much experimenting, we 
are in a position to offer it in the fol¬ 
lowing colors only: Black, Navy Blue, 
Maroon, Gray or White. Sizes 30 to 44 
inches. 

No. 3. Standard weight, slightly lighter 
than No. B. . , Each, 93.60 



No. 3 



Front View 


Spalding Combined Knitted Mntfler 
and Chest Protector 

No. M. Made of special weight, 
highest quality worsted in solid colors. 
Gray, Dark Brown Mixture, and Sage 
Gray to match our sweaters. 
Each, 91 .OO 


!SFEQAL NOTKE—^Wc wiD farnisb aay of the above BoOd color svreaters wllh oaa c^or bo4T aad 
aaber color (pal tfriped) collar aad ciflo b iloeli colors oa^ al extra ebaega. 


SWEATEE 





Communications 

addressed to 


No. WJ. Most satisfactory an 
comfortable style for automobilist! 
also useful for training purpose! 
reducing weight, tramping durin 
cold weather, golfing, shootinj 
tobogganing, 
snowshoeing:in 
fact, for every 
purpose where 
a garment is re¬ 
quired to give 
protection from 
cold or incle¬ 
ment weather. 

Made with a 
high collar that 
may be turned down, changing 
into the neatest form of a butt 
■front sweater. Gray ohly; in highe 
quality special heavy weight woi 
ted. Size, ^to 44 in. Each, 



New York 
Syracuse 
Bnifalo 
Piltsbnrg 


Boston 
Philadelphia 
Baltimore 


Washington 
Atlanta 
Mow OrleaiiJ 


^^ALDING BROS. 

^For street numbers see inside 
front cover of this book 


in any of the following 

cities will receive attention V> 


Edinburgh 

bcollaud 


I Prifai-iitt. 


Montreal 

Canada 




I Chicago 
:a| r J Cincinnati 
la bBjCI<v<l|iid 


SI. Louis 
Detroit 
Denver 


San Francise 

Kansas City 

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Spalding 


Jacket Sweaters 


Sizes 28 to H inch chest measurement We allow four inches 
for stretch in all our sweaters, and sizes are marked accord¬ 
ingly. It is suggested, however, that for very heavy men a 
size about two inches larger than coat measurement be 
ordered to insure a comfortable Jit. 

Button Front " 

No. VC. Best quality 
worsted, heavy 
weight, pearl buttons. 
Made in Gray, White 
and Dark Brown Mix¬ 
ture only. 

Each, $6.00 



No.VG. Showing special trimmed edg¬ 
ing end cuffs supplied. If desired on 
Jaqjtet sweaters at no extra oharge. 



No. VGP 


No. DJ. Fine wors¬ 
ted, standard weight, 
pearl buttons, fine 
knit edging. Made in 
Gray, White and Sage 
Gray only. 

Each, $5.00 
No. 3J. Standard 
weight wool, shaker 
knit, pearl buttons. 
In Gray or White only. 
Each, $4.50 
With Pockets 
No. VGP. Best qual¬ 
ity worsted, heavy 
weight, pearl buttons. 
Made up in Gray or 
White only. Made 
with pocket on either 
side and a particularly 
convenient and popu¬ 
lar style for golf 

players. _ _ 

Each, $7.00 


Spalding 

Vest Collar Sweaters 



No. BG. Best quality worsted, good 
weight. Gray or White only, with ex¬ 
treme open or low neck. Each, $5.60 


Boys’ Jacket Sweater 



No. 3JB. This is an all wool jacket 
sweater, with pearl buttons; furnished 
in Gray only, and sizes from 30 to 36 
inch chest measurement. Each, $3.00 




Communications 

addressed to 


A. 


New York 

Boston 

Syracuse 

Bntialo 

Philadelphia 

rttlsbnrg 

BaltlGiope 


Washington 

Atlanta 
Ntwt Opium 


G. SPALDING & BROS. 

^ % For street numbers see inside 
front cover of this book 


in any of the following 
cities will receive attention ^ 


London 

England 


Edinburg It 

Scotland 


IWontreal 

Canada 


Chicago 

Cincinnati 

CUvaUnd 


St. Lonis 

Detroit 

Dcnvcp 


San Francisco 
Kansas City 
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quality 



TRADE-MARK 
ACCEPT NO 
SUBSTITUTE' 


THE SPALDING TRADE MARK IS PLACED UPON EVERY gENUIME SPALDING ARTICLE. ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE' 



Spalding ^ 
Coat Jerseys 





Following sizes carried in stock regu\ 
larlyinall qualities: 28 to 44 inclji 
chest. Other sizes at un advancec, 
iprice. ^ We allow two inches for stretc) ^ 
in all our Jerseys, and sizes are markec 
accordingly. It is suggested, however^ 
that for very heavy men a size a^ut tw(\ 
inches larger than coat measuremen.i 
be ordered to insure a comfortable fit\ 
^ Any other combinations of coior; 
or different width trimming or 
to order only and at advanced price] 
I Quotations on application, r* " ' 


The Spalding Coat Jerseys are made of the same 
worsted yam from which we manufacture our 
better grade Jerseys, Nos. lOP and 12P, and no 
pains have been spared to turn them out in a 
well made and attractive manner. Colors: Solid 
Gray; Gray trimmed Navy; Gray trimmed Cardi¬ 
nal ; Gray trimmed Dark Green. Pearl buttons. 
No. I OC. Same grade as our No. lOP. $3.60 
No. I 2C. Same-grade as our No. 12P, 3.00 

No. I OCP. Pockets, otherwise same as No. IOC. 

Each, $4.00 


I Spalding Striped'^ | 



No. IOC{» 


and V-Neck Jerseys 

No. I OPW. Good quality worsted, same grade as 
No. lOP. Solid color sleeves, 6-inch stripe around 
body. Colors: Black and Orange; Navyand White; 
Black and Red; Gray and Cardinal; Gray and 
Royal Blue; Royal Blue and White; Columbia Blue 
and White; Scarlet and White; Black and Royal 
Blue; Navy and Cardinal; Maroon and White. 
Second color mentioned is for body stripe. $3.26 


Nos. lOPW and I2PW 

No. I 2PW. Worsted, with solid color 
sleeves and 6-in. stripe around body. 
Colors, same as No, lOPW. $2.75 
No. I OPX. Good quality worsted, fash¬ 
ioned; solid color body, with alternate 
striped sleeves, usually two inches 
of same color as body, with narrow 
stnpe of any desired color. Combina¬ 
tions of colorsas No JOPW. 83.26 




No*. lOPX antf I3PX 


No. I2PV 

No, I 2PV. Worsted, solid colors, 
V-neck instead of full collar as 
regular Jerseys. Colors: Navy B1 
Black, Maroon and Gray, 

Each, $2. 

No, I 2PX. Worsted, solid color bo 
with alternate striped sleeves. Sa 
arrangement and assortment 
colors as No. lOFW. Each. 82. 


r 

I New York 
I Syracuse 
I Bullalo 
IjPlllsbo^ 


Communications 

addressed to 


Boston 

Washington I 

Philadelphia 

Atlanta - 1 

Baltimore 

New Orleans k 

Prices in effe 


A. G.,SPALDINGj& BROS. 

For street numbers see inside (" 
front cover of this book ^ 


in any of the following 

cities will receive attention 


I 

LJ Eng 


London 

England 


Edinburgh 

Scotland 


Monireal 

Canada 




Chicago 

Cincinnati 

Cleveland 


5, 1S09.Subject to change without notice. 


SI. Louis 
Detroit 
Denver 


San Fraud 
Kansas Cl 
Minneapol 
Seattle 

























































































































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GUARANTEES 
QUALITY 


L^Cis 



TRADE-MARK 

ACCEPT NO 
SUBSTITUTE 


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r^ Spalding Jerseys ^ 

Following sizes carried in stock regularly in all qualities: 28 to 44 inch chest. 

Other sizes at an advanced price. 




We allow two inches for stretch in all our Jerseys, and sizes are marked accord¬ 
ingly. It is suggested, however, that for very heavy men a size about two 
inches larger than coat measurement be ordered to insure a comfortable Jit. 


No. I P. Full regular made; that is, fashioned or knit to 
exact shape on the machine and then put together by 
hand, altogether different from cutting them out of a piece 
of material and sewing them up on a'machine as are the 
majority of garments known as Jerseys. Made of special 
quality worsted. Solid colors: Navy Blue, Black, Maroon 
and Gray. , Each, $4.00 

No. i OP. Solid colors, worsted, fashioned; same colors 
as No. IP. ^ » w . . * i)ach, $3.00 

No. I 2P. Worsted; colors as No. IP. • •“ ' 2.60 

No. I 2PB. Boys’ Jersey. Worsted same quality as No. 
12P, but in sizes 26 to 36 inches chest measurement only. 
Colors: Black, Navy Blue, Gray or Maroon; no special 
orders. . . . . Each, $2.00 

No. 6. Cotton, good quality, fashioned, roll collar and full 
length sleeves. Colors: Black, Navy Blue, Gray and 

Maroon only..Each, $ I .OO 

No. 6X. Cotton, same as No. 6, but with striped sleeves in 
following combinations only: Navy with White or Red 
stripe; Black with Orange or Red stripe; Maroon with 
White stripe. » • Each, $1.26 


Special Notice 


We will furnish any of the above 
solid color Jerseys, except Nos. 6 
and 6X, with one color body and another color (not striped) 
collar and cuffs in stock colors only at no extra charge. 


SPALDING & BROS. 

For street numbers see inside 
front cover of this book , 


in any of the following . 

cities will receive attention 


WOVEN LETTERS. NUMERALS OR. DESIGNS 

We weave into our best grade Jerseys, No. IP, Letters, 
Numerals and Designs in special colors as desired. Prices 
quoted on application. Designs submitted. 


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Edinburg!) 

Montreal f 

i England 

Scoliand 

Canadn_| 


1 Chicago 

SI. Lonis 

1 Cincinnati 

Delroil 

i CIcvoland 

Denven 


San Francisco I 
Kansas City 
MioneapoUt 
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Prices in effect January 5, 1909. Subject to_change without notice.^ 


London 

England 


^ Communications addressed to 

A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 

in any of the following cities will receive attention 
For street numbers see inside front cover of this book 


Edinbnrgh 

Scotland 


New York 

Boston 

Philadelphia 

Chicago 

St. Loots 

Cincinnati 

San Francisco 

Bnffalo 

Pittsbnrg 

Washington 

Detroit 

Denver 

Kansas City 

New Orleans 

Syracnse 

Cleveland 

Baltimore 

Atlanta 

Seattle 

Minneapolis 

Hontreal.Can. 



















































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GUARANTEES 
QUALITY 



TRADE-MARK 


ACCEPT NO 
SUBSTITUTE 


V. 9. MT. mfr,'’ 


SPALDING OFFICIAL NATIONAL LEAGUE BALL 

The Official Ball of the game for over 30 years. 
Adopted by the National League in 1878 and 
the only ball used in championship games since 
that time. No. 1. Each, $ 1.25 Per dozen, $ 15.00 


SPALDING OFFICIAL NATIONAL LEAGUE JUNIOR 

In every respect same as our Official National League 
Ball No. 1, except slightly smaller in size. Especially 
designed for junior clubs (composed of boys under 16 
years of age) and all games in which this ball is used 
will be recognized as legal games. No. Bl. Each, $1.00 


Spalding National Association Ball 

No. NA. Made in exact accordance 
with the rules governing the 
National and American Leagues 
and all clubs under the National 
Agreement. Ea..$1.00. Doz.,$12.00 

Spalding National Association Jr. 

N 0 .B 2 . In every respect same as 
our National Association Ball 
No. NA, except slightly smaller 
in size.Each, 75c. 

Spalding Public School League 

No. B3. A well made junior cize 
ball. Splendid for general prac¬ 
tice by boys’ teams. Each, 50c. 

Spalding King of the Diamond 

No. 5, Full size, of good material, 
horsehide cover. , . Each, 25c. 

Spalding Junior Professional 

No. 7B. Slightly under regular 
size, horsehide cover and very 
lively..Each, 25c. 

Spalding Boys’ Amateur Ball 

No. 11. Nearly regulation size and 
weight, the best ball for the 
money on the market; one dozen 
balls in a box. . . . Each, 10c. ' 


Spalding Double Seam League Ball 

No. 0. Made with same care and 
of same material as our Official 
National League Ball. The double 
seam is used in its construction, 
rendering it doubly secure against 
ripping. Each, $1.50 Doz., $18.00 

Spalding City League 

No. L4. Full size and weight. Very 
well made and excellent for gen¬ 
eral practice. Ea., 75c. Doz., $9.()0 

Spalding Professional 

No. 2. Full size ball. Made of care¬ 
fully selected material and first- 
class quality. . . . Each, 50c. 

Spalding Lively Bounder 

No. 10. Horsehide cover; the inside 
is all rubber, making it the live¬ 
liest ball ever offered at the 
price.Each, 25c. 

Spalding Boys’ Favorite 

No. 12. A good boys’ lively ball; 
two-piece cover. Packed one 
dozen balls in a box. Each, 10c. 

Spalding Rocket Ball 

No. 13. A good bounding ball; 
boys’ size. One dozen balls in a 
box.Each, 5c. 


London 

England 


Communications addressed to 

A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 

in any of the following cities will receive attention 
For street numbers see inside front cover of this book 


Edinborgb 

Scotland 


New York 

Boston 

Pbiladelptaia 

Chicago 

St. Lonis 

Cincinnati 

San Francisco 

Bnflalo 

Ptttsbnrg 

Washington 

Detroit 

Denver 

Kansas City 

New Orleans 

Syracuse 

Clevetand 

Baltimore 

Atlanta 

Seattle 

Minneapolis 

Monlreal,Can. 


Prices in effect January 5, 1909. Subject to change without notice. 


































fioTTiTnnnicatinns addressed t.n 

Montreal 

Canada 

A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 

in any of the following cities will receive attention England 

For Street nombers see inside Iront cover ol tals book. 

New York 
Bnlfalo 
Syracnse 

Boston Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati San Francisco 
Pittsburg Washin^on Cleveland Kansas City ^ Denver 
Baltimore New,Orleans Detroit St.Lonis Minneapolis 


The Spalding Official 
Iilfercollegiate Fool Ball 

No. J 5. This is the only Official 
Rugby Foot Ball, and is used in 
every important match played 
in America. Guaranteed abso¬ 
lutely if seal of box is unbroken. 
We pack, with leather case and 
pure Para rubber bladder, an 
inflater, lacing needle and ra^ 
hide lace. Complete, $5.00 

The Spalding Official 
Basket Ball 

No. IVI • Officially adopted and 
standard. The cover is made 
in four sections, with caplets 
ends and of the finest and most 
carefully selected pebble grain 
English leather. We take the 
entire output of this high grade 
of leather from the English 
tanners, and in the Official Bas¬ 
ket Ball use the choicest parts 
of each hide. The bladder is 
made specially for this ball of 
extra quality Para rubber. Each 
ball packed complete in sealed 
box. Complete, $6.00 

The Spalding Official 
Association Foot Ball 

No. L . The case is construc¬ 
ted in four sections with cap¬ 
less ends, neat in appearance 
and very serviceable. Materia? 
and workmanship of highest 
quality and fully guaranteed. 
Each ball is packed complete in 
sealed box, with pure Para rub¬ 
ber guaranteed bladder, foot 
ball inflater, rawhide lace and 
lacing needle. Contents guar- 
janteed if seal is unbroken. 

Complete, $5.00 


Prices in effect July 6, 1908, Subject to change without notice. 


























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HE following index from Spalding’s latest Catalogues 
will give an idea of the great variety of Athletic 
Goods manufactured by A. G. Spalding & Bros. 




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Ankle Brace, Skate 
Archery 
Ash Bars 
Athletic Libra^ 
Attachments, Chest Weight 

Bags, Bathing Suit 

Bags, Caddy 

Bags, Cricket 

Bags, Uniform 

Bails, Base 

Balls, Basket 

Ball Cleaner, Golf 

Balls, Cricket 

Balls. Golf 

Balls, Playground 

Balls, Squash 

Balls, Tennis 

Bandages, Elastic 

Bar Bells 

Bar Stalls 

Bars, Parallel 

Bases, Base Ball 

Bases, Indoor 

Basket Ball Wear 

Bathing Suits 

Bats, Base Ball 

Bats. Cricket 

Bats, Indoor 

Batting Cage, Base Ball 

Belts 

Bladders. Basket Ball 
BladderS) Foot Ball 
Bladders, Striking Bags 
Blades, Fencing 
Blouses, Umpire 
Boxing Gloves 

Caddy Badges 
Caps, Base Ball 
Caps, University 
Caps, Skull 
Center Forks, Iron 
Center Straps, Canvas 
Chest Weights 
Coats, Base Ball 
Collars, Swimming 
Combination Uniforms 
Corks, Running 
Cricket Goods 
Croquet Goods 
Cross Bars 

liiscus, Olympic 
Discs, Marking 
Discs, Rubber Golf 
Disks, Striking Bag 
Dumb Bells 

Emblems 
Equestrian Pold 
Exerciser, Home 
Exhibition Clubs 

Fencing Sticks 
Field Hockey 
Finger Protection 
Flags, College 
Flags, Marking 
Foils, Fencing 
Foot Balls, Association 
Foot Balls. Rugby 
?oot Ball Goal Nets 
Foot Ball Timer 
Foul Flags 


Gloves, Base Ball 

Gloves, Cricket 

Gloves, Fencing 

Gloves, Golf 

Gloves, Handball 

Gloves. Hockey 

Glove Softener 

Goals, Basket Ball 

Goal Cage, Polo 

Goals, Foot Ball 

Goals. Hockey 

Golf Clubs 

Golf Counters 

Golfette 

Grips, Athletic 

Grips, Golf 

Guy Ropes and Pegs 

Gymnasium, Home 

Gymnasium Board, Home 

Hammers, Athletic 
Handballs 

Handle Cover, Rubber 
Hangers for Indian Clubs 
Hats, University 
Head Harness 
Health Pull 
Hob Nails 
Hock^ Sticks 
Hole (Gutter, Golf 
Hole Rim, Golf 
Horizontal Bars 
Hurdles, Safety 

Indoor Base Ball 
Indian Clubs 
Inflaters, Foot Ball 
InHaters, Striking Bag 

J ackets, Fencing 
ackets, Foot Ball 
Jackets, Swimming 
Jerseys 

Knee Protectors 
Knickerbockers, Foot Ball 

Lace, Foot Bkll 
Lanes for Sprints 
Lawn Bowls 
Leg Guards, Cricket 
Leg Guards, Foot Ball 
Leg Guards, Hockey 
Leg Guards. Polo 
Letters, Embroidered 
Letters, Woven 
Lockers, Durand-Steel 

Mallet, Cricket 
Markers, Tennis 
Masks, Base Ball 
Masks, Fencing 
Masks, Nose 
Masseur, Abdominal 
Mattresses 
Medicine Balls 
Megaphones 
Mitts, Base Ball 
Mitts, Handball 
Mitts, Striking Bag 
Mocassins 

Mouthpiece. Foot Ball 
Needle, Lacing 
Nets, Tennis 
Net, Volley Ball 
Numbers, Competitors 


Pad, Chamois, Fencing 
Pads, Foot Ball 
Paint, Golf 
Pants, Base Ball 
Pants, Basket Ball 
Pants, Boys’ Knee 
Pants, Foot Ball 
Pants, Hockey 
Pants, Roller Polo 
Pants, Running . 

Pistol, Starter’s 
Plastrons, Fencing 
Plates, Base Ball Shoe 
Plated, Home 
Plates, Marking 
Plates, Pitchers’ Box 
Plates, Teeing 
Platforms, Striking Bag 
Poles, Ski 
Poles, Vaulting 
Polo, Roller, Goods 
Protector, Abdomen 
Protector, Elbow 
Protector, .Polo ^ • 

Protection for Running Shoes 
Pucks, Hockey 
Push Ball 
Pushers, Chamois 
Puttees, Golf 

Quantity Prices 
Quoits 

Racket Covers 
Rackets, Lawn Tennis 
Racket Presses 
Rackets Restrung 
Rapiers 

Reels for Tennis Posts 
Referees* Horns 
Referees* Whistle 
Rings, Exercising 
Rings, Swinging 
Rowing Machines 
Roque 

Scabbards ihr Skates 
Score Board, Golf 
Score Books, Base Ball 
Score Books, Basket Ball 
Score Books, Cricket 
Score Books, GolL 
Score Books. Tennis 
Scoring Tablets, Base Ball 
Seven-Foot Circle 
Shin Guards, Association 
Sinn Guards, Rugby 
SmtvGuards, Hockey 
Shin G^rds, Polo 
Shirts, Base Ball 
Shirts, Ba^et Ball 
Shirts, Sleeveless 
Shoes, Base Ball 
Shoes, Basket Ball 
Shoes, Bowling 
Shoes, Cross Country 
Shoes, Cricket 
Shoes, Fencing 
Shoes, Foot Ball, Association 
Shoes, Foot Ball, Rugby 
Shoes, Golf 
Shoes, Gymnasium 
Shoes, Jumping 
Shoes, Running 


Shoes, Skating 
Shoes, Squash 
Shoes, Tennis 
Shot, Indoor 
Shot, Massage 
Skate Bags 
Skates, Hockey 
Skate Holders 
Skates-, Ice 
Skates, Racing 
Skates, Rink, Ice 
Skate Rollers 
Skates, Roller 
Skates, Tubular 
Skate Straps 
Skis 

Sleeve Bands, College 
Slippers, Bathing 
Snow Shoes 
Squash Goods 
Standards, Vaulting 
Standards, Volley Ball 
Starters* Pistol 
Steel Cable 
Sticks, Polo 
Stockings 
Stop Boards 
Striking Bags 
Studs, Golf 
Stumps and Bails 
Suits. Union, Foot Ball 
Supporters 
Supporters, Ankle 
Supporters, Wrist 
Suspensories 
Sweaters 
Swimming Suits 
Swivel Striking Bags 
Swords, Fencing 
Swords, Duelling 
Tackling Machine 
Take off Board 
Tapes, Adhesive 
Tapes, Marking 
Tapes, Measuring 
Tees, Golf 
Tennis Posts 
Tether Tennis 
Tights 
Toboggans 
Toboggan Cushions 
Toboggan Toe Caps 
Toe Boards 
Toques 

Trapeze, Adjustable 
Trapeze, Single 
Trousers, Y. M. C. A. 
Trunks, Bathing 
Trunks, Velvet 
Trunks, Worsted 
Umpire Indicator 
Uniforms, Base Ball 
Varnish for Gut 
Volley Balls 
Water Polo Ball 
Wands, Calisthenic 
Watches, Stop 
Water Wings 
Weights, 56 -lb. 
Whistles, Referees^ 
Whitcly Exerciser 
Wrist Machine 

































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The Nondescript 
Manufacturer 
says to the 
Dealer: 


■"Why pay 15 to 20 
per cent, more for 
Spalding Trade Marked 
Athletic Goods, when I 
am prepared to furnish 
you Must as good" articles 
for so much less price?" 



The Substitute 
Dealer says 
to the Con¬ 
sumer : 


"We are just out 
of the Spalding 
article asked for, 
but here is somo' 
thing *Just as good* 
at 25 per cent less 
price." 


Spalding Cautions'the Consumer^ 

*d make proper allowances for these "JusT AS Good" manufacturers^OTd 
substitute-dealera’ statements, but see to It that the Spalding Tradc>3fark 
Is on, or attached, to each Spalding Athletic article, for Withoat tbla 
Trade>Mark they are not gennlne Spalding Goods. 


We are prompted to issue this Caution to users of Spalding's Athletic Goods, 
for the reason that many defective articles made and sold by these ’Just as 
Good" manufacturers and dealers are returned to us as defective and "Un* 
satisfactory, and which the consumer, who has been thus deceived, has asked 
US) to repair or replace under our broad Guarantee, which reads as follows 


Wc Gll&r&llt6€ to each purchaser of an article bearing the 
Spalding Trade-Mark that such article will give satisfaction anil 
a reasonable amount of service, when used for the purpose for whlcb 
It was Intended and under ordinary conditions and fair trcAtmcnt* 

We Agree to repair or replace free of charge any such artlcla 
which proves.defective in material or workmanship: PROVIDED 
such defective article is returned to ns, transportation prepaig, 
during the season in which it was purchased, accompanied by the 
name, address and m letter Jrons Ihe diser axplainlng the claliib 


ttr axplalnlng the claliib 


Beware of the “Just as Good * manufacturer, who makes'appearance* first 
and *^ality* secondary, in order to deceive the dealer; and beware of the 
substitute-dealer, who completes the fraud by offering the consumer the 
* Just as Good particle when Spalding’s Goods are asked for. 

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